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.
We don't use cream, milk, garlic, onions or other strange ingredients; we use only guanciale, eggs, pecorino cheese, and lots of black pepper (carbonaro is the Italian for coal miner).
Luscious and wonderfully indulgent, pasta carbonara takes as long to make as it does to cook the pasta.
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.
You can cook Easy Pasta Carbonara using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Easy Pasta Carbonara
- It's 1 box of Noodles (I only had shells).
- Prepare 1 of Ham.
- It's 1/2 of Onion.
- It's 1 can of 12 oz Evaporated Milk.
- You need 1 box of Frozen Peas.
- Prepare 32 oz of Chicken Broth.
- You need 4 oz of Cream Cheese.
- It's 1 oz of Parmesan Cheese.
- You need 1 tsp of Butter.
Put large pot on to boil for pasta and cook pasta as directed. Break eggs into large bowl and beat until smooth. Add grated cheese to eggs and mix until a paste. When pasta is "al dente", remove and drain.
Easy Pasta Carbonara step by step
- 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 🙌.
Turn heat to low and add the drained pasta to the onion, garlic, and bacon in the skillet. 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 Roman Pasta Carbonara is rich, creamy, with every strand coated in cheese and eggs.