Rooster Carbonara - The Keep At House Chef

It’s simply too darn simple to like Rooster Carbonara with that velvety sauce, crispy bacon, and pecorino romano cheese. Severely, how might you not love this dish? And, including rooster to a traditional carbonara makes this meal a bit extra substantial, so it’s not simply loading up on the pasta.

However while you do exactly need to load up on the pasta, go for our Authentic Pasta Carbonara.

Why Our Recipe

Prepared in simply half-hour which is ideal for weeknight dinners.
Deliciously juicy rooster provides to the traditional pasta to make it extra filling.
The sauce is velvety clean, made with eggs, pasta water, and pecorino romano cheese.

Closeup shot of tongs picking up chicken carbonara in cast iron pot.

No want to attend for an important day to order this at your favourite Italian restaurant when you notice how simple it’s to make. Take pleasure in this at your kitchen desk at any time when the craving hits! Add some rooster to a traditional carbonara and it’s an entire meal prepared in half-hour. You continue to have that wonderful, thick-cut bacon and a velvety egg and cheese sauce. If you happen to don’t have pecorino romano, you’ll be able to all the time cheat and use parmesan—we gained’t inform should you gained’t. We do it on a regular basis!

Ingredient Notes

Ingredients used to make chicken carbonara.

Thick-Lower Bacon: You’ll be able to all the time substitute pancetta for bacon which is the genuine ingredient. Pancetta isn’t all the time as simple to come back by and could be costlier, so we default to bacon as the higher possibility for many of our viewers.
Rooster Breasts: Boneless, skinless rooster breasts are nice for this recipe. Cube into bite-sized items.
Eggs: You’ll need giant grade AA eggs for this recipe. You’ll use a mixture of egg whites and entire eggs for the right silky clean sauce.
Spaghetti: Simply use from the field. Cook dinner to al dente, tender however agency.
Pecorino Romano Cheese: You’ll be able to simply substitute with parmesan cheese. Simply be certain that it’s freshly grated as pre-grated doesn’t soften as easily and may make the sauce gritty.
Parsley: It’s simply there so as to add a pop of colour. It’s non-compulsory, however makes it look just a little extra fancy.

Rooster Choices

We favor to make use of boneless skinless rooster breasts, however you may all the time use rooster thighs should you favor darkish meat or a fattier minimize of rooster. These boneless skinless rooster thighs are all the time juicier than the breasts.

Time & Cash Saver

You’ll be able to simply use leftover rooster or shredded rotisserie rooster on this recipe. You’ll want about 2 cups or you’ll be able to actually load it up with a cup or two extra. Rotisserie rooster is commonly offered as one thing referred to as a “loss chief” for grocery shops the place they promote the rooster at or beneath price to get you into the shop and hopefully purchase different issues. Because of this rotisserie rooster is commonly one of the best worth per pound for rooster you will get. Save just a little time, save just a little cash.

Pasta Choices

Spaghetti is the standard alternative for pasta in a carbonara, nonetheless, you don’t must really feel tied to that. You can use virtually any lengthy, skinny pasta form. Different favorites are linguine, fettuccine, and bucatini.

Overhead shot of chicken carbonara in cast iron pot.

Pasta Water

Pasta water is the key weapon when combining pasta and cheese. The starch that’s pulled from the pasta in the course of the cooking course of emulsifies (binds) the components collectively, making a clean sauce. No clumpy cheese right here. You’ll be able to all the time use just a little extra pasta water to regulate the thickness of your sauce as wanted.

Wait till the final minute to get your pasta water in order that the water is stuffed with starch. Dip the sting of a glass 2-cup measuring cup into the pot of pasta water and fill the cup, ensuring you get no less than 1 1/2 cups. Then, you’ll be able to go forward and drain your pasta.