This is a pasta dish based on eggs, bacon or ham, and cheese.
Pasta Carbonara
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup butter
- 4 eggs
- 1/4 cup whipping cream
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 pound bacon or Pancetta, cut up into bite size pieces
- 1/2 cup diced red onion
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 cup thawed frozen peas (optional)
- 1/4 cup snipped parsley
- 1 pound pasta of your choice
- Pepper to taste
Method:
- Let eggs and butter stand at room temperature for 2 hours.
- Heat an ovenproof casserole dish (approx. 9 x 13) in a 300 degree oven.
- In a skillet, cook bacon or pancetta for a few minutes and then add red onion and continue cooking until red onion is soft, add garlic and heat for an additional minute.
- Remove this mixture and drain on paper toweling.
- Meanwhile, beat together eggs, salt, and cream just until combined.
- Add pasta to a large amount of boiling salted water.
- Cook 10 to 12 minutes or until tender; drain well.
- Turn hot pasta into the heated serving dish; toss pasta with butter.
- Pour egg mixture over and toss until pasta is well coated.
- Add bacon, onion, cheese, peas and parsley; toss to mix.
- Season to taste with pepper.
- The heat of the pasta and the casserole dish cooks the egg mixture…
Oops, on my Wednesday Hodgepodge I said I’d be sharing the Skillet Chicken today but that was scheduled for next Saturday.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
Sounds and looks delicious. Thanks for sharing.
Have a great weekend.
One of my favourites, just right for a cold day.
…even I should be able to make this!
I have never made carbonara. So interesting that the heat from the dish cooks the egg. I might have to give this a try!
I need to make this recipe! It looks so good! Thanks.
That looks so good.
Melt in your mouth goodness on a cold winter evening!
This looks delicious Ellen! I have been eating low carb the last 6 months as my blood results were showing I was becoming pre-diabetic so sadly I gave up pasta! I still make it for my husband, however, and I make spaghetti squash or zucchini zoodles for myself. It was hard at first but I’m getting use dto eating less carbs and desserts, etc.