Linguine Carbonara

Comfort food. This Carbonara is simple to make and tastes great - even better the next day. It's not traditional in the sense that there are no peas or eggs (kind of a big deal), but Carbonara is what we call it around here!

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 2  chicken breasts
• 2  tablespoons  Italian dressing
• 1  lb bacon
• 2 (19 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 1 (385 ml) can evaporated milk
• 1 (170 ml) can heavy cream
• 1  teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 750  g  whole wheat linguine
•  parmesan cheese

Directions

1. Marinate the chicken breasts in Italian dressing.
2. Chop bacon into 1/4" pieces and fry over medium-high heat in a large saucepan until well done. Drain off the bacon fat.
3. In the meantime, cook the noodles and broil or barbecue the chicken. Dice the chicken in to bite-sized pieces.
4. Into the hot bacon, add the diced tomatoes, then the red pepper flakes, chicken and any chicken drippings. Bring to a boil, then simmer gently until slightly reduced.
5. Remove from heat and stir in the evaporated milk and thick cream.
6. Serve over linguine noodles with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese.