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Spaghetti Carbonara

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Spaghetti Carbonara is one of my all time favorite pasta dishes. “Carbonara” is “pasta with eggs, cheese and pancetta/bacon,” It’s easy enough for a weeknight dinner or fancy enough to serve company.

Ingredients

  • 16 ounces, weight Spaghetti Noodles
  • 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil, Divided
  • 8 slices Bacon Or Italian Bacon, Diced
  • ¼ cups Onion, Chopped
  • 1 whole Garlic Clove, Minced
  • ⅛ cups To 1/4 Cup White Wine
  • ½ cups Grated Parmesan Cheese
  • 2 Tablespoons Heavy Cream Or Milk
  • 2 whole Eggs, Beaten
  • 1 pinch Salt And Black Pepper
  • 2 Tablespoons Fresh Parsley Chopped (dried Can Be Used)
  • Extra Parmesan Cheese For Garnish

Preparation

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook spaghetti pasta until al dente. Drain well. Toss with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and set aside.

While the pasta cooks start on the bacon. In a large skillet, cook chopped bacon until slightly crisp; remove and drain onto paper towels. Reserve 2 tablespoons of bacon fat (drain the rest); add remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil, and heat in the same large skillet. Add chopped onion, and cook over medium heat until onion is translucent. Add minced garlic, and cook 1 minute more. Add wine if desired; cook one more minute.

Return cooked bacon to pan; add cooked and drained spaghetti. Toss to coat and heat through, adding more olive oil if it seems dry or is sticking together. To ensure a creamy, silky sauce, mix the cheese, cream and beaten eggs together then stir into the pasta, off of the heat. Tossing constantly with tongs or large fork until eggs are barely set. Add salt and pepper to taste (remember that bacon and Parmesan are very salty).

Serve immediately with chopped parsley sprinkled on top, and extra Parmesan cheese at table.

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jcounseller on 11.4.2010

This was excellent. I would make it again!

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earunner on 9.5.2010

This is an excellent recipe! Both my husband and I loved it and went back for seconds! A plus is that it is a fairly easy recipe.

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Renee's Kitchen on 8.21.2010

I made this for my family the other night and they raved about it…. It will become a regular for us! Thank you.

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rshelnutt on 8.18.2010

I have always loved carbonara but have never attempted it at home. I made this last night for dinner and it was yummy, even my 6 year old loved it!

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