Spaghetti Carbonara
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The easiest pasta dish you will ever make with just 5 ingredients in 15 min, loaded with Parmesan and crisp bacon goodness!
I have yet another super easy pasta dish for you all today. And the best part about this dish is that you only need 5 ingredients to whip this up! No wait, the best part is the bacon. Yeah, the bacon.
No, but really, this is one of those dishes that comes together in 15 minutes or less with just 5 ingredients of spaghetti, bacon, garlic, Parmesan and eggs. And if you’re skeptical about the raw eggs, it actually gets cooked through completely from the residual heat. Just be sure to work quickly so you don’t end up with scrambled eggs. Plus, with the crisp bacon bits, you just can’t go wrong with this dish!
Spaghetti Carbonara
Ingredients
- 8 ounces spaghetti
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan
- 4 slices bacon, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
Equipment
Instructions
- In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions; reserve 1/2 cup water and drain well.
- In a small bowl, whisk together eggs and Parmesan; set aside.
- Heat a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat. Add bacon and cook until brown and crispy, about 6-8 minutes; reserve excess fat.
- Stir in garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute. Reduce heat to low.
- Working quickly, stir in pasta and egg mixture, and gently toss to combine; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Add reserved pasta water, one tablespoon at a time, until desired consistency is reached.
- Serve immediately, garnished with parsley, if desired.
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I made this with turkey bacon and it was fabulous. It was really quick to make and my family loved it!
I always add onion. I really love this dish . Its quick and easy after a long day at work.and is filling.
Made this for the first time. I had all the ingredients. my kids asked for fourth helpings. Simple and easy. Will make again.
Recipe is so simple, my teenage son and I cooked it together and didn’t change the recipe. We both had extra servings because pasta was so good. Son even helped clean up and thanked me for the yummy dinner. What is happening…
Excellent and Easy to make! I thought I would need cream and lots of butter to make the creamy sauce, but the egg and cheese make the velvet texture. I’ve made this a few time an alter what I add in this time I added some fresh spinach and some frozen petite peas Delicious!
Very good!
don’t know if it’s just me but NOT ENOUGH EGGS :(((
Simple to make ( even for a bachelor) and fantastic to taste!
Loved it could of late it 10 times over !
Have made this several times and it is delicious and satisfying. I serve it with a green vegetables. Simple to fix if you prepare the ingredients before you start. I highly recommend it.
So good! New family favorite, thanks 🙂
Used ricotta instead of parm and added peas. It was a big hit.
Great flavor! Had a hard time mixing my pasta, egg mixture and meat. Pasta stuck together. But I used Buitous fresh linguine. Added chicken and mushrooms with my bacon .
Can I use mozarella cheese instead of parmesan?
It’s simply just food, you can do whatever your taste buds desire and don’t be scared to try something different….what is the worst that can happen ??? You’ll go back and try again next time!
Fantastic recipe – very quick and simple and yet so delicious!
Family had 2-3 helpings so a real winner with everyone.
This is a great recipe. Used pancetta instead of bacon but other than that followed the recipe. Thanks much! Will definitely be saving this recipe! Next time I think we might add shrimp…
I mean Delish Lol.
Very Relish! Going In My Recipe Book. I hope I remember to make this again! thank You So Much For Sharing This Recipe!
Excellent! So easy to make. I actually added an extra egg, and parsley!
No leftovers & I can’t wait to make it again! Such a satisfying dish and really easy to bring together.
Simple and perfect
Very nice. Super easy and would make again. I used 2 very late homegrown garlic cloves and 10 rashes of streaky bacon. I didn’t drain off the bacon fat and it really added to the flavour. Nom nom
Made this first time last night for dinner. Super easy
and delicious. Will make this again,