Bahamian Crack Chicken Creamy Alfredo Pasta

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and adds a cheesy flavor.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: smoked sausage

Turkey bacon is lower in fat, while smoked sausage is often cheaper.

Pre-season chicken with spices.

Add flour and bread crumbs to the chicken and mix together.

Heat oil in a pan until hot and add the chicken to fry.

Save some pasta water for the sauce.

Melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a pan with 1 teaspoon of bacon grease.

Add chopped onions, garlic, and a handful of green onions to the melted butter.

Cook until onions are translucent.

Add heavy cream to the pan and stir.

Add parmesan cheese to the sauce and stir until thickened.

Season the sauce with black pepper to taste.

Add spinach to the sauce and stir.

Thin the sauce with more cream if it is too thick.

Add cooked bacon to the sauce.

Chop the fried chicken into pieces.

Add the chopped chicken to the sauce along with 1 cup of pasta water.

Add island girl cajun spice and garlic onion powder to the sauce.

Mix everything together and let it simmer on low heat.

Toss cooked pasta into the creamy sauce.

Remove half of the sauce for later use.

Serve the pasta with a piece of lemon cracked chicken on top and drizzle with more sauce.

Cooking Techniques

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