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Chicken Bacon Asparagus Carbonara

Chicken Bacon Asparagus Carbonara

An easy and delicious weeknight dinner recipe.

Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Keyword Chicken Recipes, Comfort Food Recipes, easy weeknight dinners
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Author Sweeter With Sugar

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound asparagus
  • 4 chicken patties or 8 breaded chicken tenders
  • 1/2 cup onion diced
  • 10 ounces pasta
  • 1/2 cup bacon crumbles
  • 3 ½ cups alfredo sauce see below
  • 2 tbsps butter

Alfredo Sauce:

  • 2 cups grated parmesan cheese
  • 2 cups half and half
  • 1 ¼ cups milk
  • 4 tbsps butter
  • 4 tbsps flour
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper

Instructions

  1. Cook chicken patties or tenders in the oven according to package directions.

  2. Cook pasta according to package directions.

  3. While the chicken and pasta cook, sautè asparagus in two tablespoons of butter until tender crisp (in a skillet).

  4. Make the alfredo: Sautè onion in four tablespoons of butter in a sauce pan.

  5. When the onion is tender, add the flour and mix to combine.

  6. Add the half and half, milk, garlic, parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper.

  7. Bring sauce to a boil, stirring continually with a whisk. Simmer to thicken.

  8. When sauce has thickened, add bacon crumbles and stir to combine.

  9. Pour sauce over cooked and drained pasta.

  10. Top with cooked asparagus and breaded chicken.

  11. Enjoy!