pasta carbonara

(3 ratings)
Recipe by
Annamaria Settanni McDonald
Brooklyn, OH

I love making this meal. Doesn't require a lot of ingredients and is fast and easy! You can use any type of pasta noodle you choose. Also sometimes I will add some frozen sweet peas to the dish. Just throw them in while making the pasta.

(3 ratings)
yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 20 Min

Ingredients For pasta carbonara

  • 1 lb
    spaghetti
  • 1/2 pkg
    cooked bacon with bacon grease
  • 6
    eggs yolks
  • 1/4 lb
    grated pecorino romano cheese
  • 3/4 c
    cream
  • 4 oz
    cream cheese softened and at room temp. (optional)

How To Make pasta carbonara

  • 1
    Boil the pasta in water (4 quarts) salt water as desired. Boil the pasta al dente
  • 2
    While the pasta is cooking, in a bowl beat well the eggs with the cream and some of the freshly grated pecorino romano cheese
  • 3
    Cut bacon into 1/2 inch pieces and fry.
  • 4
    When pasta is ready, drain it and quickly add the pancetta/bacon along with grease and eggs from the top. This is when you can add the cream cheese.
  • 5
    Toss the pasta immediately and very quickly as the heat of the pasta will cook the eggs you may also want to toss it on the flame for 1 more min to cook the eggs a little more garnish with freshly pecorino romano cheese.

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