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Home » Spaghetti Carbonara

Spaghetti Carbonara

February 2, 2016 *This post may include amazon links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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Created by Angie on February 2, 2016

  • Prep Time: 5m
  • Cook Time: 20m
  • Total Time: 25m
  • Serves: 6

Ingredients

  • 1 package (16 oz) Spaghetti
  • 10 strips bacon
  • 4 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 cup Parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 cup frozen 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. (DON\"T FORGET THIS)
  • 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 Stoneware Bar Pan. (Or your favorite rimmed baking sheet
  • Bake in the oven, for about 20 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 chop bacon into bacon bits.
  • Pour about 2 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.
  • Toss everything together and let cook for 2-3 minutes or until peas are cooked.
  • 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.
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