Ingredients  

• Penne pasta (boiled as per instructions)
• Garlic (chopped)
• Onion (chopped)
• 4 tbsp cream 
• Cheese (grated)
• Chicken, boneless, cut in cubes
• 2 tsp pepper powder
• Salt to taste
• 2  tbsp butter
• 1 egg optional

Method

• Boil pasta as per instructions on the packet. In a pan, add two tbsp butter, chopped onion, garlic and pepper powder. Stir for a minute.
• Add chicken, cover and cook for five minutes. For those who would like to add egg to their carbonara, egg can be whisked with cream and added at this stage. 
• Add four tbsp of cream and grated cheese. Add salt and let the chicken cook in the cream and cheese. 
• Add  cooked penne pasta and serve hot. 

— As told to Ruth Prarthana