Creamy Bacon Carbonara
Creamy Bacon Carbonara is a classic Italian creamy pasta dish made with bacon, mushrooms, and onions in a rich egg yolk sauce.
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- frying pan
- Pot
Ingredients
Base Ingredients
- 2 eggs eggs
- ¼ cup cream or heavy cream
- ⅓ cup parmesan
- 1 teaspoon parsley freshly chopped
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ½ pound bacon
- 3 pieces mushrooms chopped (optional)
- 1 small onion chopped (optional)
- ½ pound pasta
Instructions
Cooking Instructions
- Beat the eggs, cream, Parmesan, parsley, salt, and red pepper together in a bowl.
- Fry the bacon until crisp, then crumble and set aside.
- With 1 -2 Tablespoons of bacon grease, sauté the onion and the mushrooms until the onions are translucent and golden.
- Drain the pasta, and while it's still warm, add the onions and mushrooms.
- Pour the cream mixture into the pasta, and stir over low heat for one to two minutes. Do this on low heat, or you will make scrambled eggs.
- Stir in the crumbled bacon and serve with additional parmesan.
Notes
Updated February 8, 2023; Originally Posted August 2019
Nutrition
Serving: 1plateCalories: 385kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 14gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 97mgSodium: 450mgPotassium: 235mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 332IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 94mgIron: 1mg
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