Easy Carbonara Recipes

EASY CARBONARA

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in a pan of boiling salted water according to the packet instructions.
• Slice the bacon and place in a non-stick frying pan on a medium heat with half a tablespoon of olive oil and a really good pinch of black pepper. Leave it to get super-golden and crispy, tossing occasionally, then turn off the heat.
• Meanwhile, beat the eggs in a bowl, then finely grate in the Parmesan and mix well.
• Use tongs to transfer your pasta straight into the pan and toss with the bacon.
• Pour the Parmesan eggs into the pan, and keep everything moving, loosening with splashes of the pasta cooking water until you have a silky sauce. Make sure the pan isn't too hot otherwise the eggs will scramble.
• Plate up the pasta, and finish with an extra grating of Parmesan.

QUICK CARBONARA

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti according to package directions; drain., In a large skillet, heat butter and oil over medium heat; saute garlic 1 minute. Stir in ham and bacon; heat through. Add spaghetti and parsley; toss to combine., Remove from heat. Stir in olives and cheese.

EASY CARBONARA SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain all but about 2 tablespoons bacon drippings from skillet. Cook and stir onion with bacon in reserved drippings until onion is translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, 2 minutes.
• Pour Alfredo sauce into onion-bacon mixture; rinse jar with the water and pour into skillet. Stir sauce with a wooden spoon, thoroughly scraping any brown bits of food from bottom of the skillet. Bring sauce to a simmer; add tomatoes. Simmer sauce until flavors blend, about 5 minutes.

SPAGHETTI CARBONARA

Steps:

• Set a large pot of water to boil (for pasta). In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp, 8 to 12 minutes; transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate.
• Salt boiling water generously; add pasta and cook until al dente, according to package instructions.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together eggs, Parmesan, and half-and-half. Set aside.
• Drain pasta, leaving some water clinging to it. Working quickly, add hot pasta to egg mixture. Add bacon; season with salt and pepper, and toss all to combine (heat from pasta will cook eggs). Serve immediately, sprinkled with additional Parmesan cheese.

EASY HAM CARBONARA

Steps:

• Cook pasta.
• In a skillet, saute the onion in oil.
• Add the ham, broth and margarine and heat through.
• Add drained pasta to ham mixture.
• Pour in egg yolks and cook until the eggs are completely set.
• Sprinkle with parsley and Parmesan cheese and toss to coat.

AUTHENTIC (AND EASY) PASTA CARBONARA

Steps:

• Put large pot on to boil for pasta and cook pasta as directed.
• Cut the bacon into 2" pieces and add to saute pan on medium.
• Grate cheese.
• Break eggs into large bowl and beat until smooth.
• Add grated cheese to eggs and mix until a paste.
• When pasta is "al dente", remove and drain.
• Immediately add pasta to egg/cheese mixture and use tongs to rapidly toss, coating the pasta. (Don't worry about the raw egg, the hot pasta will cook it).
• Add the bacon with about 1 teaspoon of drippings and continue to toss pasta until a creamy sauce evenly coats the pasta.
• Serve and garnish with a sprinkle of cheese, fresh ground salt and pepper.
• Watch your friends and family scrap the bowl!
• Nice served with a salad and a crisp white wine!

THE BEST CARBONARA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat.
• Whisk together the eggs, yolks, Parmesan, Pecorino, pepper and butter if using in a large bowl until well combined.
• Add the pasta and cook as the label directs. Reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain the pasta.
• Meanwhile, cook the pancetta in a large skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp, about 8 minutes. Add the spaghetti and half the reserved pasta cooking water to the skillet and toss to combine.
• Add the egg mixture and toss to coat. Cook, tossing continuously to avoid scrambling the eggs, until the sauce is creamy, thinning it with the remaining pasta water if it becomes too thick (it should be saucy but not watery), about 1 minute.
• Divide the pasta among plates and sprinkle with more grated Parmesan.

CARBONARA RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, egg yolks, Parmesan, Pecorino Romano, salt, and pepper.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until al dente according to the package instructions. Reserve ½ cup of pasta water, then drain the pasta through a colander.
• While the pasta is cooking, add the bacon to a large pan over medium-high heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until crispy, about 8 minutes. Remove the bacon from the pan and transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Leave the rendered bacon fat in the pan.
• Transfer the drained pasta to the pan with the bacon fat and toss with tongs for 1 minute, until fully coated. Remove the pan from the heat and let sit for 1 minute.
• Add 2 tablespoons of the reserved pasta water to the egg mixture and whisk to combine, then carefully pour the mixture over the pasta, quickly tossing to coat. Add the reserved pasta water, 1 tablespoon at a time, as necessary until the sauce is creamy and has the consistency of heavy cream.
• Add the bacon and toss to combine. Serve immediately topped with more freshly ground black pepper.
• Enjoy!

EASY CARBONARA RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. While cooking, place egg yolks in a large glass bowl and add grated parmesan.
• Once pasta is done, drain and set aside, setting aside ½ cup (120 ml) pasta water in a mug. Add water to the parmesan-egg mixture immediately and mix well. If using meat, add that as well.
• If the mixture is too thick, add more pasta water to thin out the sauce.
• Top pasta with sauce and serve warm.

EASY PASTA CARBONARA

Steps:

• Fry the Bacon . Pancetta until crispy and drain on Kitchen Towel.
• Boil a pan of water then add your Pasta, while it is cooking move ont the next step.
• In a large mixing bowl add the Parmesan, Bacon, Eggs and Cream and mix together well.
• once the Pasta is cooked, drain it quickly and add to the sauce mixture while still very hot.
• Mix well (the heat from the pasta "cooks" the sauce) and serve straight away, you can garnish with a sprinkle of Black Pepper and a couple of Parmesan shavings.