Carbonara Chicken Risotto
"Chicken in a lucious cream sauce flavored with bacon and Parmesan cheese served over herbed rice."
photo by Veluet
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 1 package uncle ben herbed risotto rice
- 10 ounces bacon, cut into 1 inch slices
- 1 lb boneless chicken breast, sliced into strips
- salt & fresh ground pepper
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup frozen baby peas, thawed and drained
- 2 ounces parmesan cheese, shaved
directions
- Cook rice according to package directions.
- Cook bacon in a large skillet until crisp, remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
- Season chicken with salt and pepper, brown on all sides in 2 tbls of the bacon drippings.
- Add garlic and cream, simmer until cream begins to thicken.
- Add peas and simmer until peas are heated through.
- Reduce heat to low, add 3/4 of the cheese, stir until melted, add the remaining cheese if needed to thicken the sauce.
- Serve over risotto, top with bacon and extra cheese if desired.
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Reviews
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MMMM mmmm good! When I sat down and put the first bite of this in my mouth, I was shocked and amazed that something so good had actually been made in my kitchen! The only subtitutions I made were to use brown rice, and mushrooms instead of peas. thumbs up! -
UB HR rice not available, so pkg. size would be helpful. 10 oz. bacon a bit overwhelming, suggest 8 oz. Sauce is wonderful so would increase cream & garlic 50%. Parm cheese (grated)in tablespoons would also be helpful. -
Awesome recipe, but I HATE (hate) peas so I substitute in broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, spinach, mushrooms and baby corn (whatever is available really). I also cook the rice is chicken broth, which is one bouillon cube per cup of rice. -
I made this for dinner last night and it was very easy to make and tasted great! I used about 2 1/2 oz. of Parmesan, and added most of the cooked bacon bits in the sauce and used the remaining bacon to garnish the top. It's a pretty dish as well as tastey. I will definately be making this again.
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