Easy Pasta Carbonara. In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook spaghetti according to package directions until al dente. In a medium bowl, whisk eggs and Parmesan until combined. Pasta Carbonara is a favorite Italian dish made with wholesome ingredients.
Stir until the heat of the pasta cooks the eggs, then serve with parsley and ground pepper.
The ingredients are simple—just spaghetti (or other long pasta), and the carbonara is made with pancetta or bacon, eggs, Parmesan, a little olive oil, salt and pepper.
The silky carbonara sauce is created when the beaten eggs are tossed with the hot pasta and a little fat from the pancetta or bacon.
You can have Easy Pasta Carbonara using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Easy Pasta Carbonara
- You need 1 box of Noodles (I only had shells).
- You need 1 of Ham.
- It's 1/2 of Onion.
- You need 1 can of 12 oz Evaporated Milk.
- It's 1 box of Frozen Peas.
- It's 32 oz of Chicken Broth.
- It's 4 oz of Cream Cheese.
- You need 1 oz of Parmesan Cheese.
- It's 1 tsp of Butter.
Mix pasta and cooked bacon and pour egg mixture over pasta. Working quickly, use tongs to toss and combine pasta with egg, bacon, and onions. If pasta is too dry, add a tablespoon of reserved pasta water at a time, until a creamy consistency is reached. This will create the carbonara sauce.
Easy Pasta Carbonara instructions
- Start by melting butter in a large pan and add chipped onion..
- Then add chopped ham and a red pepper flakes! (Guilty of my ham being left over from Easter🐰).
- Add pasta, stock, and evaporated milk all at once.. Simmer about 15 minutes..
- One the liquid is lower and the pasta is getting done add the peas.
- Once you mix the peas in add the cream cheese..
- Add the parm cheese last and stir through..
- Voila! The quickest most delicious pasta 🙌.
Toss until sauce coats pasta, adding more cooking water if dry. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook spaghetti pasta until al dente. 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.