CREAMY PARMESAN CARBONARA CHICKEN

Every once in awhile I like to make something new. Today I found this recipe and decided to go for it. So glad I did because it was was AMAZING!!!

Here are all the ingredients. We don't eat pork, so we used smoked turkey bacon instead of regular bacon.

First thing we did was cut the chicken in half. If the chicken was thinner I would have left it alone. Cutting it in half helps us not over eat and cooks the chicken faster.

I made a mixture of flour and parmesan cheese in a bowl. I also added salt and pepper instead of sprinkling it directly on the chicken.

I dipped the chicken in the flour mixture until they were completely coated.

While I was doing that, I had oil and butter getting hot in my cast iron skillet.

When the oil was the temperature I needed I slowly added the chicken.

I let it cook for about 10 minutes on each side.

While the chicken cooked I chopped up onions and cut the bacon into strips.

When all the chicken was cooked and set to the side, I added the bacon strips to the pan. It smelled so good at this point. ❤️

The recipe didn't call for this, but I'm super paranoid when it comes to chicken and it being cooked all the way. So I cut the chicken into strips.

I placed the bacon on the same tray as the chicken. Less dishes is always better to me!

I added the garlic and onions to the skillet. I basically just wanted the onions to caramelize.

After the onions and garlic are soft I added my cream mixture. The recipe called for half n half but I didn't have that. So I substituted heavy whipping cream and milk. I doubled the recipe, so I did 2 cups cream and 1 cup milk.

I let that simmer for awhile. After I noticed a few bubbles I added parmesan cheese.

I used my hand mixer and mixed it all in. I also added some cornstarch and water to thicken it. I ended up getting it to thick and had to add a little more cream.

I added the chicken and bacon once I had the consistency that I wanted.

Got pretty close to going over.

I let that simmer for about 15 more minutes.

@jeejee made garlic knots...oh so yummy!!!

Noodles and some steamed veggies were great sides to add.

I have to say it was a pretty great dinner! It wasnt hard to make either which was a total bonus! @dwells gave it a 9.5 rating.....which means I will be making it again! 😁

Hope you enjoyed this post. Heres the recipe I for the most part followed. https://cafedelites.com/creamy-parmesan-chicken-carbonara/

Until next time....