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Pecan Crusted Chicken Carbonara

This Pecan Crusted Chicken Carbonara Recipe post is sponsored by Garofalo® Pasta. All comments and opinions are my own.

With everything that has been happening in the world, I wanted to share my recipe for Pecan Crusted Chicken Carbonara that is perfect for date night, or a Sunday meal with the family when the need for connection is so dire these days. 

Pecan Crusted Chicken Carbonara

In late August, Hurricane Laura wrecked the southwest corner of Louisiana as a CAT 4 hurricane. She then made her way north, to the central part of the state, where most of my family lives. When calling to check on my grandmother post-destruction she explained her home was untouched, she was safe, but her neighbor’s shed was now in her backyard and her beloved pecan tree did not survive. She mentioned her pecan tree before she bothered complaining that she had also been left without power for the foreseeable future.

That pecan tree has been a staple for as long as I can remember. As a young girl, I would help my grandmother gather the pecans sort of like an Easter egg hunt for treasures. Once she had a large amount collected, there’s a little place in the country that will shell the pecans and return them to you to clean, but eliminating the need to crack all those nuts. I’d go over to her house in the summers and we’d spend hours removing the cracked shells from the pecans.

And while I no longer participate in the gathering of the pecans (I live in a different city now) I still, like clockwork, receive seal-a-meal packages of pecans. Most every single recipe calling for pecans on this website, including this one for Pecan Crusted Chicken Carbonara, have come from her Elliot producing pecan tree. Did you know there were different types of pecan trees? No? Now you do!

It makes me sad that the remaining pecans in my freezer will be my last, but I’m so happy for the memories they have provided. Who knows? Maybe she will plant another tree, or maybe I can somehow squeeze one into my back yard to continue the tradition.

Pecan Crusted Chicken Carbonara

Pecan Crusted Chicken Carbonara

Pecan Crusted Chicken Carbonara

Yield: 4
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes 30 seconds
Total Time: 50 minutes 30 seconds

Creamy and indulgent, this Pecan Crusted Chicken Carbonara rivals anything you would order out. Stay in instead & enjoy date night at home!

Ingredients

  • For the Chicken:
  • 1/3 cup pecan oil (or canola oil)
  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups pecans, chopped
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 teaspoon roasted garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 2 teaspoons parsley flakes
  • For the Pasta + Sauce:
  • 14 ounces Garofalo pasta (linguine, fettuccini, etc.)
  • 4 eggs
  • 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped (plus more for garnish)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a rimmed baking sheet with pecan oil.

Place the chicken breasts between two pieces of plastic wrap and using a meat tenderizer, pound each breast until it is 1/2 inch in thickness.

Heat pecan oil in a large cast-iron pan over medium-high heat.

In a shallow bowl, add the flour and salt and pepper. In a second shallow bowl, add the eggs and slightly beat. In a third shallow bowl, combine the chopped pecans, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, onion powder, and parsley flakes.

Dip each chicken breast into the flour mixture until lightly coated on both sides, then into the egg mixture allowing the excess to drip off. Finish by placing into the pecan mixture, pressing the pecan mixture onto each side.

Once thoroughly coated, place chicken into the hot oil. Cook on each side for 3 to 4 minutes, or until golden brown. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet and repeat with the remaining chicken breasts.

Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the internal temperature reach 165 degrees on a meat thermometer.

While the chicken is baking, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook pasta noodles al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water before straining.

Combine eggs, cream, Parmesan cheese, basil, salt and pepper in a medium bowl; whisk thoroughly. Set aside.

Using the same skillet used for the chicken (you can wipe if you prefer to remove any loose pecans), heat to simmer and add the cooked pasta. Add the sauce, toss with the pasta and add 1-2 Tablespoons of the reserved pasta water until the sauce is creamy and well blended.

Once heated through, serve immediately with a pecan-crusted chicken breast and topped with extra basil.

Notes

Recipe NOTES:

* I use pecan oil to enhance the nutty pecan flavoring but canola oil can be used as well.

*Careful not to overheat the carbonara sauce. Because the sauce is egg based, you will end up with scrambled eggs if the heat is too high.

© Aimee

Speaking of history and tradition, Garofalo® pasta was established in 1789 in Gragnano, Italy, the homeland of pasta. It holds the longest history in pasta – Garofalo is more than 200 years old!

Garofalo’s packaging is completely transparent; Nothing to hide, and everything to share. It makes providing gourmet pasta for everyday meals attainable and fuss free. Made in Italy, with superior quality and 100% highest-quality durum wheat semolina, Garofalo uses a traditional bronze-dye to give their pasta a coarse and porous texture so your sauce will cling to it better. I get my Garofalo pasta at my neighborhood Rouses Markets. You can shop it here!

Pecan Crusted Chicken Carbonara perfect for date night at home!

The selection of pasta from Garofalo is pretty robust. I love their spaghettini for traditional meat sauce pastas but chose thicker pasta, their fettucce, for today’s carbonara. While traditionally, carbonara includes bacon or pancetta, I’ve omitted it here and topped with my husband’s favorite Pecan Crusted Chicken so I could use my grandma’s pecans. You could certainly add both, but it seemed a bit overkill.

Chicken Carbonara Recipe

And if we’re being honest, you can skip the meat source all together if you prefer and just enjoy the carbonara on its own.

The breading of the chicken requires the most effort with this recipe but the ease of the carbonara sauce keeps the entire meal under an hour and in the relatively easy category while still rivaling anything you would order out. Prepping ingredients ahead of preparing the dish will speed things up immensely.

Pecan Crusted Chicken Carbonara

This recipe is so creamy and so indulgent; it’s quite possibly the best combination of the two main superstars- pecan chicken and pasta. Bonus points for utilizing the nostalgic pecans.

Do you have a favorite recipe that reminds you of a family member? I’d love to hear about it!

For more pasta inspiration, be sure to try:

Penne alla Vodka with Andouille Sausage

Sweet Pea & Pesto Pasta

BLT & Avocado Bowtie Pasta

 

 

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About Aimee

Southern born and raised, Aimee enjoys living life in the deep South with husband Brian and Cavalier King Charles Spaniels Milo, Murph, Tucker, newest addition Queen Bea + their occasional foster dog. A graduate of Louisiana College, she once haphazardly traded in a career in corporate insurance for the aprons and ovens of her kitchen. AimeeBroussard.com is the online diary of her journey as an award-winning cookie creator and two-time cookbook author.

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  1. Tiffany Wang says

    October 19, 2020 at 9:39 am

    I need to put this on my must try recipe list. Looks amazing!

    Reply
    • Aimee says

      October 19, 2020 at 9:40 am

      It’s so very good! Makes you feel all fancy, but super simple!

      Reply
      • Tiffany Wang says

        October 19, 2020 at 9:45 am

        I wonder whether they sell their pasta near me!

        Reply
  2. Jodi Newcomb says

    October 19, 2020 at 9:48 am

    Looks so yummy!!!

    Reply
  3. Betty Grogan says

    October 19, 2020 at 9:49 am

    I’m adding this to my shopping list right away! This looks amazing!

    Reply
  4. Catherine says

    October 19, 2020 at 9:56 am

    Looks delicious!! So sorry about that very special pecan tree.

    Reply
  5. Brenda says

    October 19, 2020 at 10:01 am

    I love this! I’m going to do it with tofu though. I have tons of pecans to use

    Reply
    • Aimee says

      October 19, 2020 at 10:41 am

      You must let me know how that turns out! I might even eat tofu if it was crusted!!! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Kristi says

    October 19, 2020 at 10:33 am

    Looks delicious! Can’t wait to try it.

    Reply
  7. Kelli says

    October 19, 2020 at 11:06 am

    Can’t wait to try this! Love anything pecan crusted! 🙂

    Reply
  8. Lisa Talberg says

    October 19, 2020 at 11:38 am

    I am also very lucky to have access towhat my kids call “real” pecans. Makes all the difference in every recipe. I will be making this soon.

    Reply
  9. Heather Folks Givens says

    October 19, 2020 at 12:16 pm

    I can’t wait to make this!!! Yummm!!!

    Reply
  10. Adriana says

    October 19, 2020 at 1:29 pm

    Ooo, can’t wait to try!!

    Reply
  11. Claire Harvison says

    October 19, 2020 at 1:37 pm

    I cannot wait to make this meal! YUM!

    Reply
  12. Erin says

    October 19, 2020 at 2:13 pm

    Oh this looks Devine Aimee!!

    Reply
  13. Sherry says

    October 19, 2020 at 2:26 pm

    I love all of Aimee’s recipes! I’m adding this to my menu for next week!

    Reply
  14. Vicki says

    October 19, 2020 at 2:46 pm

    Can’t wait to try this one. Looks so good!!!

    Reply
  15. Jennifer says

    October 19, 2020 at 5:53 pm

    Putting this one in my printed cookbook!

    Reply

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