Carbonara
I will have to admit I was not so excited about this recipe when we saw it on the food network..... but hubby was intrested in it so we decided to try it.I am so HAPPY that hubby wanted this so bad, because it was great! Cheap, Delish and Easy!
Carbonara
Ingredients
- 1 package (16 oz) Linguine or Spaghetti
- 8 strips bacon
- 4 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 cup parmesan
- black pepper
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- 1/2 cup green peas
Instructions
Boil a large pot of salted water.
Add the pasta and bring it back to a boil.
Cook until done to your liking.
Reserve 1 cup of pasta cooking water.
Drain the pasta and set aside.
While the pasta is cooking its time to cook the bacon. Of course you can cook bacon in a sauce pan... BUT I grabbed my Pampered Chef Stoneware Bar Pan and decided to cook it that way :)
Preheat Oven to 475F. Place single strips of bacon onto the Pampered Chef Stoneware Bar Pan. Bake in the oven, for about 12 minutes. Bacon will come out crisp and beautiful!
Once cooked, pull bacon from oven and let it rest for a few minutes while doing the next step. In a medium bowl, beat the eggs with half the parmesan and season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
Transfer the bacon to a cutting board and using a Food Chopper, chop bacon into bacon bits. Pour about 1 tablespoon of bacon fat from the pan into a sauce pan and heat to medium heat.
Add the cooked spaghetti and toss to coat in the bacon fat. Turn off the heat and add the egg mixture. Toss gently to coat the pasta and cook the eggs. Toss in the chopped bacon. Toss in peas.
If the sauce is too thick, add the pasta water 1/4 cup at a time until the sauce is smooth and creamy.
Serve with the remaining cheese and with parsley.
While the pasta is cooking its time to cook the bacon. Of course you can cook bacon in a sauce pan... BUT I grabbed my Pampered Chef Stoneware Bar Pan and decided to cook it that way :)
Preheat Oven to 475F. Place single strips of bacon onto the Pampered Chef Stoneware Bar Pan. Bake in the oven, for about 12 minutes. Bacon will come out crisp and beautiful!
Once cooked, pull bacon from oven and let it rest for a few minutes while doing the next step. In a medium bowl, beat the eggs with half the parmesan and season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
Transfer the bacon to a cutting board and using a Food Chopper, chop bacon into bacon bits. Pour about 1 tablespoon of bacon fat from the pan into a sauce pan and heat to medium heat.
Add the cooked spaghetti and toss to coat in the bacon fat. Turn off the heat and add the egg mixture. Toss gently to coat the pasta and cook the eggs. Toss in the chopped bacon. Toss in peas.
If the sauce is too thick, add the pasta water 1/4 cup at a time until the sauce is smooth and creamy.
Serve with the remaining cheese and with parsley.
Details
Yield: 5-6
I'm linking this bacon recipe to Eat at Home: Ingredient Spotlight: Bacon Fest
3 comments:
I love when a recipe I have low expectations for turns out to be a winner, looks like a yummy dinner!
I'm excited to make this tonight! Sounds yummy and easy!!
Looks delicious! I've never made carbonara. I might have to break down and make it. This version looks so easy!
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