How to Make Pasta Carbonara

Pasta Carbonara Recipe: an Italian classic, simplified

While pasta is delicious year round, I cannot help myself on cold winter nights. Nothing is better than pasta and bacon and cream to warm you from the inside out. Enjoy this pasta carbonara with a date by the fire. Finish this meal with a yummy dessert like Chocolate Truffles or Rose Water Panna Cotta

This is a super easy pasta carbonara recipe, perfect for beginners and experienced chefs alike. Read below to learn how to make carbonara (and report back to us and let us know how it went).

How to Make Pasta Carbonara: Cooking Information

• Yield: Dinner for 4
• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Pasta Carbonara: All Ingredients

• 1 Pound Pasta
• 1 1/2 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream
• 1 1/2 Cups Grated Parmesan
• 3 Eggs, beaten
• 3 Tablespoons Chopped Parsley
• 2 Teaspoons Minced Garlic
• 2 Teaspoons Dried Oregano
• 1-2 Teaspoons Fresh Cracked Pepper
• 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 Pound Bacon

Pasta Carbonara Recipe Instruction

1. Fill one pot with water and place over a burner on high heat.

2. Slice the bacon strips into little pieces and cook in a non stick sauté pan until the bacon is golden brown and crispy. Once it is all cooked set aside.

3. When the water is boiling add your pasta and let cook 6-7 minutes, or however long the box recommends.

4. In a mixing bowl combine your cream, parmesan, eggs, parsle, minced garlic, dried oregano,  fresh cracked pepper and Salt.

5. When the pasta is finished cooking, drain the water, add the pasta back to the pot, toss in your bacon and bacon fat, and stir in your cream mixture. Serve the pasta hot, as soon as it’s combined with all the ingredients.

How to Make Carbonara Cooking Tips

• I used rotini because the ridges will hold the sauce better and hold more flavor. Any tubed or ridged pasta is great.
• To make this a bit healthier you can substitute half and half or milk for the cream and diced ham for the bacon. Because there won’t be any extra fat from the bacon just add a Tablespoon of olive oil.