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Angel Hair Carbonara

May 25, 2017 by 918 Plate 8 Comments

This angel hair pasta is quick, easy, and is made with great ingredients you almost always have on hand!

This pasta is quick, easy, and is made with great ingredients you almost always have on hand!

If you’ve ever been to Italy, you’ll discover that Fettuccine Alfredo is actually an American invention. But never fear: their rich creamy pasta is to die for! Carbonara uses eggs and cheese to create a creamy coating on every noodle. Top it off with some of your favorite bacon variation, and you’ve got a hearty meal that will be gobbled up in no time.

This pasta is quick, easy, and is made with great ingredients you almost always have on hand!

The biggest challenge with carbonara is to not scramble your eggs. That struggle is real. BUT, not only do I think I’ve prevented that possibility with the reserved pasta water, but also…it still tastes good even if you scramble them a little…I promise! “Tempering” the eggs with some pasta water that you took out of the pan a few minutes ago will help prepare them for the heat of the noodles. Also, not having a heat source on during that time will also assist! Feel free to reach out though, if you’re having some issues, and I can try to help.

Local Spotlight: Our new favorite bacon is from Prairie Creek Farms. You may remember them from the sausage balls recipe. I’m telling ya…it’s good. As always, trusty eggs from the farmers market make this recipe especially yellow! These are from 7K Family Farms (formerly Koehn’s Grassfed).

This pasta is quick, easy, and is made with great ingredients you almost always have on hand!

I love this recipe because I almost always have eggs and cheese laying around. I’ve even made it without bacon before (although that might be a sin in the eyes of some!) Holler if you make these fast noodles for yourself or your fan!

xxHillary

This pasta is quick, easy, and is made with great ingredients you almost always have on hand!
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Angel Hair Carbonara

Course Entree
Cuisine Italian
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 3 -4
Author 918 Plate

Ingredients

  • 3 farm fresh eggs
  • 4 strips of bacon
  • 1 T. butter
  • 1/3 C. shredded Parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 C. reserved pasta water
  • 1/3 C shredded Parmesan
  • 1/2 t. sea salt
  • 1/4 t. black pepper
  • 3/4 lb. angel hair pasta

Instructions

  1. Cook bacon to desired crispness. Chop and set aside.
  2. Boil a pot of water and cook pasta according to directions. Drain and reserve 1/2 C. of pasta water.
  3. Combine eggs cheese and butter in a small bowl.
  4. Temper egg mixture with the pasta water, while stirring.
  5. Pour egg mixture over warm noodles and toss with tongs until noodles are well coated.
  6. Stir in bacon, or add to the top of each dish.
  7. #enJOY!

This pasta is quick, easy, and is made with great ingredients you almost always have on hand!

This pasta is quick, easy, and is made with great ingredients you almost always have on hand!

Filed Under: Entree Tagged With: carbonara, eggs, noodles, pasta

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Comments

  1. Carol says

    July 10, 2017 at 2:30 pm

    You have 1/3 c.of shredded parmesan twice ,but didn’t have instructions as to what to do with 1/3 c.#2? So I put it on top of the pasta before I served it. Did I assume correctly? The dish was Fabulous,Dahling!!!

    Reply
    • 918 Plate says

      July 10, 2017 at 5:10 pm

      Oh whoops!! Yes, the second batch is for the top! You did it perfectly. Glad it was delish!! I’ll get that fixed. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Nathan Stuart says

    July 27, 2017 at 10:11 am

    5 stars
    Now that is my kind of meal!

    Reply
    • 918 Plate says

      July 27, 2017 at 10:45 am

      This is dad-approved – no mushrooms.

      Reply
  3. steve o says

    November 11, 2019 at 12:41 pm

    I assume this is “not traditional” but I enjoy the color and flavor of adding some frozen petite green peas just before serving – give them a quick stir and ready to go!

    Reply
    • 918 Plate says

      November 19, 2019 at 2:47 pm

      It doesn’t hurt to add! I just don’t like peas. 😂

      Reply
  4. Robin Gramola says

    October 9, 2021 at 9:37 am

    5 stars
    Hi Hillary, Beautiful dish! Absolutely love it as is, so delicious! Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • 918 Plate says

      October 11, 2021 at 6:10 pm

      Thank you so much!

      Reply

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