First of all, Haley, great idea! Keep the recipes coming!!
I found this recipe on one of my favorite food blogs. I tried her Spaghetti Carbonara recipe and we all loved it. It's so simple and tastes just like you sat down at Olive Garden for dinner. :)
1/2 lb spaghetti
4 tablespoons butter
1 cup whipping cream
4 egg yolks
1/3 cup grated fresh parmesan cheese (No green cans)
4 slices bacon, cooked, drained and chopped
Heat water in large pot to boil. Cook pasta al dente, as directed on package. Meanwhile, cook bacon in sauce pan, remove and chop. Drain off all grease from pan, and wipe inside of pan with paper towel. Melt butter in saucepan. Add cream and cook for about 10 minutes until reduced a bit. Remove 1/4 cup cream to small bowl, mix 4 egg yolks to the 1/4 cup cream mixture with a fork. Return the egg and cream mixture to the pan with the remaining cream. (I added some ground pepper, garlic salt, parsley and oregano - added a great taste.) When pasta is done, drain and pour into heated bowl. While pasta is still hot, pour egg mixture over pasta, toss to cook egg slightly. Add the chopped bacon and grated parmesan. Serve immediately.
Hooray!! Thanks for posting. I'm excited to try this because I have bacon and no ideas...so this will be great!
ReplyDeleteJust an FYI: I don't know if they have it in Utah, but the Costco here in Michigan has awesome (Seth approved)crumbled bacon in a big bag that you can keep in the fridge. It is an easy way to keep bacon on hand and you can skip a step in recipes.
ReplyDeleteOh good to know. The pre-cooked bacon just doesn't seem as flavorful, but if it's crumbled, it must be better. :)
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