Thursday, August 16, 2012

Chicken Carbonara

Ingredients
1/4 cup roasted red peppers
6 slices smoked bacon
1 lb boneless chicken tenders
1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/4 cup pre-sliced green onions, divided
8 oz fettuccine pasta
1 (15-oz) jar Alfredo sauce
Prep
  • Bring water to a boil for pasta.
  • Coarsely chop red peppers.
  • Cut bacon into bite-size pieces.
  • Cut chicken into 1-inch chunks (wash hands); sprinkle with seasoned salt.


Steps
  1. Preheat large sauté pan on medium-high 2–3 minutes. Place bacon and 2 tablespoons green onions in pan; cook and stir 4–5 minutes or until bacon begins to brown.
  2. Cook pasta following package instructions. Add chicken to bacon; cook and stir 4–5 minutes or until 165°F.
  3. Reduce heat (on chicken) to low. Stir in Alfredo sauce, red peppers, and 2 tablespoons green onions; cover and cook 4–5 minutes or until heated. Drain pasta; stir into chicken. Serve.
CALORIES (per 1/4 recipe) 730kcal; FAT 40g; CHOL 150mg; SODIUM 1250mg; CARB 50g; FIBER 3g; PROTEIN 38g; VIT A 20%; VIT C 20%; CALC 10%; IRON 15%
(This recipe is courtesy of Publix apron's simple meals)

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