Carbonara sauce is a classic Italian pasta dish that is creamy, cheesy, and full of flavor. It is a quick and easy recipe that can be made with just a few ingredients. The traditional recipe for carbonara sauce uses eggs, Parmesan cheese, guanciale (or pancetta), and black pepper. However, there are many variations of the recipe that use different ingredients, such as cream, milk, or bacon. No matter what ingredients you use, carbonara sauce is always a delicious and satisfying meal. In this article, we will provide you with a few of our favorite recipes for easy carbonara sauce.
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EASY CARBONARA
This easy pasta sauce will cook in about the same time it takes to cook some dried pasta in boiling salted water - we're talking about quick and easy options here. These amounts serve 2 but are easy to scale up or down. Remember you want about 75g of dried pasta per person - use whatever shape you've got. Or, check out my super-simple method for fresh pasta, using just flour and water.
Provided by Jamie Oliver
Categories Pork Keep cooking and carry on
Time 10m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Cook the pasta in a pan of boiling salted water according to the packet instructions.
- Slice the bacon and place in a non-stick frying pan on a medium heat with half a tablespoon of olive oil and a really good pinch of black pepper. Leave it to get super-golden and crispy, tossing occasionally, then turn off the heat.
- Meanwhile, beat the eggs in a bowl, then finely grate in the Parmesan and mix well.
- Use tongs to transfer your pasta straight into the pan and toss with the bacon.
- Pour the Parmesan eggs into the pan, and keep everything moving, loosening with splashes of the pasta cooking water until you have a silky sauce. Make sure the pan isn't too hot otherwise the eggs will scramble.
- Plate up the pasta, and finish with an extra grating of Parmesan.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 454 calories, Fat 17.4 g fat, SaturatedFat 5.9 g saturated fat, Protein 23 g protein, Carbohydrate 55.7 g carbohydrate, Sugar 2.6 g sugar, Sodium 0.8 g salt, Fiber 2.2 g fibre
EASY CARBONARA SAUCE
Quick way to make a really tasty carbonara-style pasta sauce. Serve over cooked pasta.
Provided by Brigette Anderson
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes Meat Sauce
Time 30m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain all but about 2 tablespoons bacon drippings from skillet. Cook and stir onion with bacon in reserved drippings until onion is translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, 2 minutes.
- Pour Alfredo sauce into onion-bacon mixture; rinse jar with the water and pour into skillet. Stir sauce with a wooden spoon, thoroughly scraping any brown bits of food from bottom of the skillet. Bring sauce to a simmer; add tomatoes. Simmer sauce until flavors blend, about 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 230.7 calories, Carbohydrate 6.9 g, Cholesterol 32.8 mg, Fat 20.3 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 6.8 g, SaturatedFat 7.6 g, Sodium 760.9 mg, Sugar 3.7 g
CARBONARA SAUCE
Make and share this Carbonara Sauce recipe from Food.com.
Provided by loopie41
Categories Sauces
Time 15m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Sauté onion, garlic and prosciutto.
- Mix cream, eggs and S&P together.
- Mix all together and bring to boil. Add parmesan and stir until melted.
- Mix in cooked pasta and serve with parmesan.
THE BEST CARBONARA
Now this is our idea of comfort food. Creamy and rich, it's the quintessential dish for a chilly evening. We like to splurge every once in a while and add a knob of butter to the cheesy egg sauce just to round it out. We've left that option up to you, however. Either way, we can't think of a more classic or satisfying pasta dish.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 20m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat.
- Whisk together the eggs, yolks, Parmesan, Pecorino, pepper and butter if using in a large bowl until well combined.
- Add the pasta and cook as the label directs. Reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain the pasta.
- Meanwhile, cook the pancetta in a large skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp, about 8 minutes. Add the spaghetti and half the reserved pasta cooking water to the skillet and toss to combine.
- Add the egg mixture and toss to coat. Cook, tossing continuously to avoid scrambling the eggs, until the sauce is creamy, thinning it with the remaining pasta water if it becomes too thick (it should be saucy but not watery), about 1 minute.
- Divide the pasta among plates and sprinkle with more grated Parmesan.
CARBONARA SAUCE
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 15m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook according to package directions. Drain and reserve about 1 cup of pasta water.
- 2. Meanwhile, in a large skillet cook pancetta over medium heat until slightly crispy; set aside with all the drippings.
- 3. While the pancetta is cooking, in a medium bowl, whisk the eggs and yolks with Parmigiano-Reggiano, parsley and generous amount of salt and pepper to taste. After draining the pasta, return it to the pot and add the pancetta and drippings. Working quickly, add the egg and cheese mixture stirring everything together until the noodles are coated and creamy. Add pasta water, as needed, to loosen the noodles slightly if the sauce becomes too thick. Season with additional salt and pepper, if desired. Transfer to serving bowls and serve hot with additional cheese.
QUICK CREAMY TASTY CARBONARA
Really quick and very very tasty carbonnara recipe
Provided by lukewild1982
Time 20m
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 0
Steps:
- First of get some salted water on the boil and add a good glug of olive oil. Also get a large saute pan on a medium heat
- As the water is coming up to the boil cut the bacon into small squares or thin strips and crush or finly chop the garlic
- By this point the water should be at boiling point. Put your pasta in the water and everynow and then give it a stir so that it does not stick together.
- Add some olive oil to the saute pan, once the oil is warm add the bacon.
- Fry the bacon till its just starting to colour, then at this point add your garlic. Make sure the pan is not so hot that the garlic is going to burn. Season with plenty of black pepper. Do not season with salt, you will have enough from the bacon and the cheese
- Once the bacon is cooked and nicely browning then add a good pinch of each of the dried herbs. Toss the bacon and garlic around with the herbs the cook through for a minute or two then pour in your cream.
- Do not worry about the cream spiltting, as its double cream this basically can not happen. Do not boil the cream just let it get up to a good simmer. By now your pasta should be cooked. Drain the pasta and then add to the sauce in the saute pan. Mix together well. Grate in plenty of the pecorino and mix well. Taste the sauce and add more cheese if you like and add any seasoning that you think it may need.
- Seprate between 4 warmed plates or pasta bowls and enjoy with some nice garlic bread or toasted garlic ciabbata
ITALIAN CARBONARA WITH BACON
Truly authentic Italian carbonara with bacon coal miners' recipe.
Provided by ShaneRyan
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pasta Sauce Recipes Creamy
Time 35m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes.
- Meanwhile, place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels. Reserve 2 tablespoons bacon fat in the skillet and discard the rest. Chop bacon when cool enough to handle.
- Add 1 tablespoon olive oil and onion to reserved bacon fat in the skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Pour vermouth into the pan and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon, about 1 minute. Mix in chopped bacon.
- Drain spaghetti, transfer to a large serving bowl, and mix in remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Add bacon-onion mixture, Parmesan cheese, cream, eggs, and pepper to the hot pasta; stir until spaghetti is well coated and sauce is creamy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 512.4 calories, Carbohydrate 47.5 g, Cholesterol 127.5 mg, Fat 25.2 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 21.2 g, SaturatedFat 10.4 g, Sodium 431.2 mg, Sugar 3.5 g
CARBONARA RECIPE BY TASTY
Creamy pasta carbonara is as easy as it is decadent! Using our foolproof method, the eggs are whisked with Parmesan cheese, then tossed with the pasta off the heat for a thick, creamy sauce that won't overcook. Finish with crispy chopped bacon and a sprinkling of freshly ground black pepper for a bit of savory spice in every bite.
Provided by Tasty
Categories Dinner
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, egg yolks, Parmesan, Pecorino Romano, salt, and pepper.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until al dente according to the package instructions. Reserve ½ cup of pasta water, then drain the pasta through a colander.
- While the pasta is cooking, add the bacon to a large pan over medium-high heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until crispy, about 8 minutes. Remove the bacon from the pan and transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Leave the rendered bacon fat in the pan.
- Transfer the drained pasta to the pan with the bacon fat and toss with tongs for 1 minute, until fully coated. Remove the pan from the heat and let sit for 1 minute.
- Add 2 tablespoons of the reserved pasta water to the egg mixture and whisk to combine, then carefully pour the mixture over the pasta, quickly tossing to coat. Add the reserved pasta water, 1 tablespoon at a time, as necessary until the sauce is creamy and has the consistency of heavy cream.
- Add the bacon and toss to combine. Serve immediately topped with more freshly ground black pepper.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 832 calories, Carbohydrate 86 grams, Fat 30 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 49 grams, Sugar 3 grams
FETTUCCINE CARBONARA
When a man at church found out how much my family likes fettuccine, he shared his Italian grandmother's carbonara recipe with us. I've made it my own over the last 25 years. Grated Parmesan cheese works just as well as Romano. -Kristine Chayes, Smithtown, New York
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 30m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard drippings, reserving 1 tablespoon in pan., Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, cook fettuccine according to package directions. Drain; return to pan., Add onion to drippings in skillet; cook and stir over medium heat 2-3 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Reduce heat to medium-low. Stir in cream. In a small bowl, whisk a small amount of warm cream into eggs; return all to pan, whisking constantly. Cook 8-10 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°, stirring constantly., Stir cheese, salt, pepper and bacon into sauce. Add to fettuccine and toss to combine. Sprinkle with parsley and, if desired, additional cheese. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 495 calories, Fat 19g fat (9g saturated fat), Cholesterol 162mg cholesterol, Sodium 684mg sodium, Carbohydrate 56g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 25g protein.
EASY PASTA CARBONARA
a delicious yet easy pasta dish
Provided by markandsel
Time 20m
Yield Serves 2
Number Of Ingredients 0
Steps:
- Fry the Bacon . Pancetta until crispy and drain on Kitchen Towel.
- Boil a pan of water then add your Pasta, while it is cooking move ont the next step.
- In a large mixing bowl add the Parmesan, Bacon, Eggs and Cream and mix together well.
- once the Pasta is cooked, drain it quickly and add to the sauce mixture while still very hot.
- Mix well (the heat from the pasta "cooks" the sauce) and serve straight away, you can garnish with a sprinkle of Black Pepper and a couple of Parmesan shavings.
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients. The better the ingredients, the better the sauce will be. Use fresh eggs, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, and guanciale or pancetta.
- Don't overcook the eggs. The eggs should be cooked just until they are thickened and creamy. If you overcook them, they will become scrambled.
- Add the cheese gradually. This will help to prevent the sauce from becoming too thick or curdling.
- Season the sauce to taste. Add salt, pepper, and additional cheese as needed.
- Serve the sauce immediately. Carbonara sauce is best served fresh.
Conclusion:
Carbonara sauce is a delicious and versatile sauce that can be used in a variety of dishes. It is a classic Italian dish that is sure to please everyone at the table. With a few simple tips, you can make a perfect carbonara sauce at home.
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