Easy Chicken Carbonara

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb diced white meat chicken
• 10 slices bacon (cut in small pieces)
• 2 -3 cloves of minced garlic
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 large red bell pepper, diced
• 1 lb sliced mushrooms
• 4 -5 tablespoons butter or 4 -5 tablespoons margarine
• 2 -3 tablespoons liquid smoke
• 2 jars of ragu creamy alfredo sauce
• 1 box angel hair pasta
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 marinate chicken with minced garlic, salt, pepper and liquid smoke for about an hour or two in the fridge.
• 2 melt 3 tbs.
• 3 of butter in frying pan and add your marinated chicken and cook until done.
• 4 set aside in a dish.
• 5 melt 2 tbs.
• 6 butter in the same frying pan and add in the onions and cook until halfway done.
• 7 add in your mushrooms next and cook the liquid out of them.
• 8 when the mushrooms are halfway done add in your red bellpepper.
• 9 set this mixture aside in a bowl.
• 10 fry your bacon until done.
• 11 drain on a paper towel.
• 12 meanwhile, boil your noodles in salted water.
• 13 remove the drippings from the pan but do not wipe it clean.
• 14 pour both jars of the alfredo sauce and add a little water.
• 15 i normally add it to the jar and swish it around to get the rest of the sauce from the jar.
• 16 once sauce starts to simmer pour all of your veggies from the bowl into the sauce and add in your chicken.
• 17 stir well.
• 18 let simmer for about 10- 15 minutes or until chicken is heated to desire temperature.
• 19 drain your noodles and add your sauce together or pour your sauce on top of your noodles.
• 20 whichever you prefer or is easier for you!
• 21 enjoy!