The Italian word carbonara means of a
charcoal burner possibly describing its origins as a meal for coal
workers. Another proposed origin of the name is a reference to a revolutionary
group called Carbonari. Carbonara is a thick sauce usually made with eggs, cheese,
cream and small pieces of bacon. It is then served with any type of
pasta but apparently spaghetti and linguine are most suitable with this sauce. I
find it quite difficult to make the sauce especially adding the egg so I always
use commercially prepared sauces. I like to add other ingredients to the dish
to make it more flavourful and as a one pot dish.
Ingredients
1 piece
chicken breast
1 green
bell pepper
1 small
onion
2
packets button mushrooms
1 large bottle
Prego carbonara sauce
First of
all, put a small amount of water into a pot and cook the chicken breast.
When the
chicken is cooked, remove and let it cool down.
Keep the
water to add into the sauce later.
Slice the
mushrooms.
I use a
lot of mushrooms because they shrink after cooking.
Cut the
green pepper into small cubes
Dice the
onion
Put a
little olive oil into the pot and add the mushrooms
The mushrooms
will produce a lot of liquid so fry until it is dry.
In the meantime cut
the cooked chicken into bite size cubes.
When all
the liquid has evaporated, remove the mushrooms and set aside.
Put a
little olive oil and a knob of butter into the pot
Put in
the onion and 1 tsp chopped garlic and stir into the oil.
Once the
onion is soft and translucent add the green pepper
Put the
mushrooms back into the pot when the peppers are slightly soft.
Add the
chicken cubes and mix well with the other ingredients.
Pour in
all the carbonara sauce and the water used for cooking the chicken.
Put in
some grated cheese if you like it a bit more cheesy.
Mix thoroughly.
Put in
the cooked fettuccini.
See “fettuccini
with tuna salad” recipe on how to cook the fettuccini.
Add salt
and pepper if needed.
Mix thoroughly
and it is ready to be served.
A little handy tip below
If the
bottle cap is difficult to open, soak the metal cover in hot water for 1
minute.
The hot
water will expand the metal cover making it easier to twist the cover.
Ta rah!!!!
No problems.
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