Low fat chicken carbonara
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 4
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- 500g dried penne or pasta shapes
- 12 lean bacon rashers, all fat removed
- 3 chicken breasts
- 4 shallots, finely chopped
- 250g mushrooms, sliced
- 3 eggs
- Low calorie cooking spray
- 2 garlic cloves, halved
- Small handful freshly chopped chives
- Salt and pepper
- Handful of reduced fat grated cheese
Method
step 1
Cook the penne according to packet instructions and place to the sidestep 2
Heat a large non stick pan over a high heat and add the chicken, bacon and garlic and stir fry until the chicken is cooked through. Discard the garlic and put the chicken and bacon to one sidestep 3
Spray the pan with low cal cooking spray and add the shallots and mushrooms, cook until softenedstep 4
Place the eggs in a bowl, season and whisk wellstep 5
Add the cooked pasta and chicken and bacon to the onions and shallots then remove from the heat and stir in the eggs. Toss thoroughly so the eggs thicken in the residual heat making a sauce that coats the pastastep 6
Heap mixture onto bowls, scatter the chives and low fat cheese on top and serve with a side salad
