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Chicken, Bacon And Mushroom Carbonara

Makes / serves: 4 portions

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Method

  1. Fry bacon until crisp, remove.
  2. Brown seasoned chicken in the fat and cook through; remove.
  3. Fry mushrooms until golden, then soften chopped onion; add garlic for 1 minute.
  4. Add cream and a splash of pasta water.
  5. Boil pasta just short of done.
  6. Return chicken and bacon, toss in pasta and Parmesan and loosen with cooking water.
  7. Finish with plenty of pepper.
Recipe details

British cream-based version, as requested; no claim to traditional carbonara.