Chicken Mushroom Carbonara with Ragu

Pasta is a “staple” around our house.  We usually eat it at least once a week, so when I received the opportunity to write a post for Ragu…I was thrilled.  Since we usually have spaghetti with meat sauce, I thought it would be nice to try the Ragu Classic Alfredo.  

I LOVE Alfredo sauce and order something with it almost every time we go to an Italian restaurant.  I have made it at home, but as my children have gotten older and “busier”, I don’t always have time.  Ragu Classic Alfredo is perfect!  It’s smooth and creamy, just like homemade (maybe better?)  I think if my family hadn’t known it was Ragu, they would have thought it was homemade.    

I took a classic Fettuccine Carbonara recipe and made it my own by omitting the green peas and adding chicken and mushrooms to get… Chicken Mushroom Carbonara.  Everyone really enjoyed it…even those who were a little reluctant to try it.  What’s not to love about creamy sauce with chicken and bacon? Before dinner was over, everyone was discussing how good it was and thinking of other “twists” we could try with it.  

Ragu has always been my favorite spaghetti sauce and now with this Classic Alfredo there’s so many more quick and easy dishes to love!  Visit Ragu Sauce on Facebook for more of their quick and easy, authentic Italian recipes.  

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Here’s the Recipe for our family’s New Tra-Dish

• 1 jar Ragu Classic Alfredo
• 2 small to medium mushrooms (I used portabella)
• 3 slices bacon – cooked and crumbled
• 1 boneless skinless chicken breast – cut into small pieces 
• 1 clove garlic – chopped
• 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
• Fettuccine noodles (or your favorite pasta noodle)
• Freshly grated Parmesan (optional)

Boil water and cook noodles while preparing sauce

 In a large skillet heat butter over medium high heat and add mushrooms and garlic

Cook, stirring frequently until mushrooms are tender (about 5 -7 minutes)

Remove mushrooms and set aside

Add chicken to skillet and cook until no longer pink

Add cooked bacon and return mushrooms to skillet

Add 1 jar Ragu Classic Alfredo

Cook on medium low, stirring frequently, until bubbly

Drain noodles and add to sauce in skillet

Toss to coat

Ready in about 30 minutes….and only 2 pots to wash!

*Thanks to Ragu for providing 2 jars of Classic Alfredo Sauce for writing this post but the opinions are my own

Chicken Mushroom Carbonara

2014-04-02 20:54:01

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Ingredients

1. 1 jar Ragu Classic Alfredo
2. 2 small to medium mushrooms (I used portabella)
3. 3 slices bacon - cooked and crumbled
4. 1 boneless skinless chicken breast - cut into small pieces
5. 1 clove garlic - chopped
6. 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
7. Fettuccine noodles (or your favorite pasta noodle)
8. Freshly grated Parmesan (optional)

Instructions

1. Boil water and cook noodles while preparing sauce
2. In a large skillet heat butter over medium high heat and add mushrooms and garlic
3. Cook, stirring frequently until mushrooms are tender (about 5 -7 minutes)
4. Remove mushrooms and set aside
5. Add chicken to skillet and cook until no longer pink
6. Add cooked bacon and return mushrooms to skillet
7. Add 1 jar Ragu Classic Alfredo
8. Cook on medium low, stirring frequently, until bubbly
9. Drain noodles and add to sauce in skillet
10. Toss to coat

Notes

1. We thought of some other things that might be good with this...
2. Sun dried tomatoes
3. Shrimp
4. Garlic cloves - roasted
5. Asparagus
6. Broccoli
7. Also, try Penne pasta or other tube pasta

By Danita @O Taste And See

O Taste and See https://otasteandseeblog.com/

This post linked at Tasty Tuesday , What’s For Dinner Hun?