Serves Eight
Wine Pairing Recommendation: Pinot Grigio
Chicken or Shrimp Carbonara
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Ingredients:
Marinated Chicken or Shrimp
1 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 cup hot water
1 Tbsp Italian seasoning
1 Tbsp chopped garlic
3 lbs chicken strips or large shrimp, peeled and devained
Sauce
1 cup butter
1 ½ tsp chopped garlic
3 Tbsp bacon bits
3 Tbsp flour (all purpose)
1 cup Parmesan cheese (grated)
4 cups heavy cream
4 cups milk
¼ cup bacon base
½ tsp black pepper
¼ tsp salt
Topping
3 Tbsp Romano cheese, grated
3 Tbsp Parmesan cheese, grated
1 ¾ cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
½ cup panko breadcrumbs
1 ½ tsp chopped garlic
1 ½ Tbsp melted butter
2 Tbsp parsley, chopped
Chicken (or Shrimp)
Marinated chicken strips (or Shrimp) from step 1
1 ½ cups roasted red peppers, cut into small strips
¼ cup bacon bits
Cooked Pasta
2-14 oz boxes of any long pasta on package (spaghetti, linguine, etc.) cooked using instructions
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DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350ºF.
Marinated Chicken (or Shrimp)
- WHISK extra virgin olive oil together with hot water, seasoning and chopped garlic.
- ADD the chicken strips (or shrimp).
- COVER and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes
Sauce
- MELT butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and bacon bits.
- SAUTÉ for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
- ADD flour, Parmesan cheese, heavy cream, milk bacon base pepper and salt.
- USE a wire whisk to whip all ingredients together.
- BRING to a boil. Reduce heat and allow to simmer.
Topping
- COMBINE Romano, Parmesan, mozzarella, panko, chopped garlic, melted butter and chopped parsley in a mixing bowl.
- STIR until well blended. Set aside.
Chicken (or Shrimp)
- PREHEAT large skillet. Add chicken (or shrimp) to pan. Add red peppers and bacon bits.
- COOK for 3 more minutes or until cooked on both sides and internal temperatures reach 165ºF for chicken and 155ºF for shrimp.
- ADD sauce (from above) Stir until well blended.
Plating
- PLACE hot, precooked pasta on a lager serving platter. Top with chicken (or shrimp) and sauce.
- EVENLY distribute topping over top of chicken (or shrimp).
- PLACE in broiler until top is golden brown.
- SERVE immediately and enjoy.
