Total Time: 2 hours
Prep Time: 1 hour
Serves: 4
Bread Bowl Ingredients:
3 teaspoons sugar
1 3/4 cups warm water
1 teaspoon yeast
4/1/2 cups enriched flour
2 tablespoons vital wheat gluten
2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons soybean oil
Additional flour, for sprinkling
2 tablespoons melted butter
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
Bread Bowl Instructions:
In a large Pyrex measuring cup, measure 1 ¾ cups of warm water.
Add the yeast and sugar to the warm water, stir and set aside.
In a large bowl, mix the enriched flour, vital wheat gluten, and salt.
Once the yeast mixture has begun to foam (bloom), pour it into the flour mixture.
Add the soybean oil to the mixture.
Combine the flour, oil, and yeast mixture by kneading it with your hands or using a dough hook in a standing electric mixer until smooth.
Wrap the dough in plastic; chill in the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes.
(Chilled dough is easier to shape than dough that is room temperature.) Preheat the oven to 450 F.
Sprinkle a bit of flour over the dough to prevent it from sticking to the work surface.
Place the dough on your work surface and cut it into 4 pieces.
Gently shape each piece of dough into a ball by stretching the edges of the dough and tucking them under to make a bread bowl.
Make a ¼ inch deep cut along the top of each ball and put it onto a pizza stone or baking sheet.
Brush the top and sides of the dough with melted butter.
Sprinkle with garlic powder.
Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake the bread bowls for approximately 40-45 minutes.
You will know the bread is done when the crust is light brown and the center is cooked through.
Remove from the oven and allow the bread bowls to rest on a cooling rack.
Chicken Carbonara Ingredients:
1/2 pound bacon, diced
1 small onion, diced
1 pint sliced white mushrooms
1/2 pound chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces 10 tablespoons all-purpose
flour (reserve 4 1/2 tablespoons for the alfredo sauce) 6 tablespoons butter, melted
3 cups half and half cream
1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
1/2 cup Asiago cheese, grated
1 clove garlic, crushed
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1 pound penne pasta, cooked
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, for topping
Chicken Carbonara Instructions:
Make the bread bowl according to the instructions above.
Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper and dredge them in flour.
In a skillet on medium heat, heat 4 tablespoons of oil and add the floured
chicken into the pan; brown for about 3 minutes per side.
Lower the heat to medium-low heat and continue until the chicken is cooked through.
Place chicken on a plate lined with paper towels to drain excess oil.
Place the bacon in the skillet and cook it until it is crispy.
Remove about 4 tablespoons of bacon, reserving it for the topping.
Add the mushrooms and yellow onion to the skillet and cook until the onion is translucent and the mushrooms are soft.
Turn the heat to low and return the chicken to the skillet.
Toss with the bacon, mushrooms, and onion.
Cook for a minute or two and then shut off the heat.
In a saucepan, make a roux by melting butter in the saucepan.
Add flour to the butter and stir continuously until the mixture becomes golden brown.
Add crushed garlic to the roux and stir for 1 minute.
Gradually pour the cream into the saucepan and whisk continuously until the sauce begins to thicken.
Add the Parmesan cheese, salt, and white pepper to the sauce; Stir until all ingredients are combined.
How to Assemble Domino’s Chicken Carbonara Bread Bowl: Place the bread bowls on a baking sheet.
In a large bowl, combine the pasta with sautéed chicken and bacon mixture.
Toss with 2 cups of sauce.
Spoon approximately 1 ½ cups of the chicken carbonara into each bread bowl.
Ladle an additional ¼ cup sauce on top of each bread bowl and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and reserved bacon bits.
Place in the oven and cook for approximately 10 minutes, until the sauce is bubble and the cheese is melted.
Remove from the oven and serve immediately.