Chicken Carbonara made with Bowtie Pasta, a creamy parmesan cheese sauce with bacon, tomato and red onion. A favorite copycat recipe from Johnny Carino's
Heat Instant Pot to Saute and wait until it reads "Hot"
Add Butter and Garlic and Stir until butter is melted
Add Chicken and stir. Watch Pot and stir occasionally to saute. Saute until chicken is no longer pink. Press Cancel on Instant Pot
Add Broth and Heavy Cream. Add Lawrey's Seasoning Salt and stir.
Pour Bowtie Pasta on top. Do not stir.
Set to Manual for 6 minutes and Quick Release the Pressure.
Stir pasta to break up. Add in Parmesan Cheese and Stir.
Gently add crumbed Bacon, tomatoes and red onion and close lid for 2 minutes.
Garnish with more Parmesan Cheese and serve.
Stove Top Directions:
Cook pasta according to package directions
Slice Chicken. Add butter (or Olive Oil) and garlic to a large saute pan. Add Chicken and cook over medium/high heat stirring occasionally. Chicken is fully cooked when it reaches 165 degrees F. Remove from pan and set aside.
Add 2 Tbs butter, 2 Cups Heavy Cream, and 1 Cup Chicken Broth to pan and allow to come to a slow boil.
sprinkle grated parmesan cheese and stir
Add Salt and Pepper to Taste
Allow Sauce to simmer and melt cheese. Sauce will thicken as it cools.
Add Pasta, Chicken, Tomato, Red Onion and Bacon and Stir
Garnish with additional Parmesan Cheese and Serve
Notes
Tips: I find that Bowtie Pasta takes a bit longer than other pastas to cook which is why I suggest a 6 minute cook time. Please note that when using other pastas cooking time will be shorter by 1 or two minutes.I like extra sauce. I tend to add an additional ½ cup heavy cream after the cooking process when stirring in the Parmesan cheese. However, it's not necessary.This is a copycat recipe from the Italian Resturant Johnny Carino's and one of their signature dishes. It's also my favorite.