Emily Vaartstra | Crumbs
Emily Vaartstra | Crumbs
Sometimes it’s nice to have meal where the meat, veggies and side dish are all mixed together in one perfect combination. Pasta Carbonara is a delicious, hearty dish that will have you going back for seconds. It is simple to make and a great meal to entertain guests.
Ingredients
- 12 ounces pasta (bow tie pasta works really well)
- 8 pieces thick cut bacon (diced small)
- 1/2 medium onion (diced small)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cups finely grated Parmesan
- 3/4 cups heavy cream
- salt and plenty of black pepper
- 1/2 cup peas
Directions
- Cook pasta noodles according to package directions.
- While noodles are cooking, fry the diced bacon till just crisp.
- Put the bacon in paper towel to drain excess grease, set aside.
- Pour our the remaining bacon grease in the pan, but don’t clean the pan.
- Fry onions and garlic in the pan till golden brown, set aside.
- In a bowl, whisk eggs, parmesan, cream, a pinch of salt and a generous amount of black pepper till smooth.
- When the pasta is done, drain and place in a bowl.
- Slowly pour the egg mixture on the steaming pasta while stirring till fully coated.
- Add peas, bacon, onion and garlic.
- Sprinkle extra parmesan on top.
Extra tips
- Add garlic bread to make this dish complete
- Meat lover? Use a whole package of bacon.
- Veggie lover? Try adding asparagus or yellow squash.
- Serving size is 6, so it’s a perfect dish to invite some friends over or to save the leftovers.