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Pasta Carbonara - Can You Cook This Right? the EASY METHOD for making PERFECT SPAGHETTI CARBONARA.
Pasta carbonara is one of those simple dinners we should all know how to make.
Pasta water is saved for this Carbonara Pasta because the extra starch in the water from the cooking process helps to create a creamier sauce.
You can cook Easy Pasta Carbonara using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Easy Pasta Carbonara
- It's of of a 12 Oz pkg of uncooked turkey bacon.
- Prepare of small to medium onion.
- You need of garlic cloves.
- You need of crushed red pepper flakes (optional).
- It's of bow tie pasta.
- Prepare of unsalted chicken stock.
- It's of fat free evaporated milk.
- Prepare of fresh parmesan cheese.
- It's of reduced fat cream cheese softened.
- You need of frozen peas thawed.
This makes it easy to create a thick, rich sauce without. Making pasta Carbonara is surprisingly easy and quick and it's a perfect dish to throw together anytime. It's easy to see why pasta Carbonara became a staple of Italian tradition! This classic carbonara sauce can be served with your favorite pasta.
Easy Pasta Carbonara instructions
- Stack bacon and cut in half lengthwise. Then cut cross wise into 1 inch pieces..
- Cook bacon in a 12 inch skillet over medium heat 4 to 5 minutes or until browned. While this cooks finely chop your onion and garlic..
- Add onion, garlic chopped fine or pressed, and optional pepper flakes to skillet. Cook another 3-4 minutes or until onion is tender..
- Add stock, evaporated milk, and pasta then stir together. Cover and bring to a simmer. Simmer 12-14 minutes or until pasta is still a little firm. Stir occasionally.
- Remove skillet from heat and stir in cream cheese, grated parmesan and thawed peas.
- Let stand, covered for 5 minutes or until sauce is thick and creamy..
Whisk ¼ cup pasta cooking liquid into reserved egg mixture, then very slowly stream into Dutch oven, stirring constantly, until cheese is melted and egg is. 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). Spaghetti coated in a thick and creamy egg sauce with bacon and parmesan cheese. If you've never had pasta carbonara, all you need to know is that it involves bacon, eggs, lots of cheese, and that it's ridiculously simple to make.