The Sinful Dinner...
What is our Sinful Dinner? Chicken Carbonara Dan and I made this for the first time last year (2008) and it was "OH MY" yummy! I have to say though...it is evil on the hips. (8 Egg Yolks and 2 1/2 cups of whipping CREAM...HELLO!) It is our version of Giada De Laurentiis - Chicken Carbonara. We tweeked it a little (i.e. used bacon instead of pancetta, add peas, omitted walnuts, etc.) ENJOY! Chicken Carbonara Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis; Jen & Dan’s version Serve: 6 2 teaspoons olive oil ½ lb. Center Cut bacon, chopped 2 teaspoons minced garlic 2 1/2 cups whipping cream (get at Wal-mart; 3- ½ pint cartons are needed, do not use all) 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan 8 large egg yolks 1/4 cup dried basil & oregano Salt 1 pound spaghetti – ¾ of a 13 oz. box 4 cups coarsely shredded chicken (from 1 roasted chicken; or 3 medium/lg. chick breasts) Freshly ground black pepper 1/2 cup (approx) frozen peas 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon peel Heat the oil in a heavy l...
