Spaghetti Carbonara with Smoked Bacon and Grilled Free Range Chicken

How to make Spaghetti Carbonara with Smoked Bacon & Free Range Chicken

Spaghetti carbonara with smoked bacon, topped with grilled pastured chicken. This could quite possibly be the most delicious meal anyone has ever made! It’s unbelievable how much of a difference cooking with quality ingredients really make. Then again, having Darryl Fletcher in the kitchen doesn’t hurt either.

Ingredients for Spaghetti Carbonara (serves 4):

• 1 Package of Nutrafarms smoked bacon
• 1 Large onion (diced)
• 2 Cups of cream (35%)
• 2 Pastured chicken breasts
• 2 Cloves of garlic (diced)
• 1 Package of spaghetti
• 1/2 Cup of white wine

Instructions: Spaghetti Carbonara With Smoked Bacon & Pastured Chicken Breast:

1. Dice the onion, garlic and smoked bacon and combine them in a bowl. (See the picture above).
2. Preheat a pan to medium heat, add 3-4 tablespoons of olive oil and add the bacon mixture to the pan.
3. Sauté until the onions become translucent.
4. Reduce heat, and add 1/2 cup of white wine.
5. Once the alcohol in the wine has cooked off, add the cream to the mixture.
6. Let the sauce simmer at a very low temperature. Until you arrive at the desired consistency.
7. Your sauce is ready once the cream has reduced by half.

While your sauce is cooking, you should be simultaneously grilling your chicken breasts and cooking your spaghetti.  Depending on your comfort in the kitchen, you may want to grill the chicken and make the pasta ahead of time.   

1. Use a large cooking fork to make a pasta spiral and place in the centre of your dish.
2. Pour a generous portion of the smoked bacon cream sauce over the pasta.
3. Top the pasta with 1/2 of a thinly sliced chicken breast.
4. Garnish with parmigiano reggiano.