We’ve outlined all the ingredients and directions for you to make the perfect American Pasta Carbonara. It should take you about 25 min to make this recipe.
You can add your own personal twist to this American Pasta Carbonara recipe, depending on your culture or family tradition. Don’t be scared to add other ingredients once you’ve gotten comfortable with the recipe! Please see below for a list of potential cookware items that might be necessary for this American Pasta Carbonara recipe.
Ingredients for American Pasta Carbonara
- 8 ounces dry spinach fettuccine
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 ounces finely chopped bacon
- 1 clove minced garlic
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup grated sharp white cheddar cheese
- Salt and pepper
Directions for American Pasta Carbonara
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, salt, add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until “al dente.”
- Meanwhile, heat olive oil in skillet. Add bacon and saute for about 5 minutes or until it has rendered its fat and bits are crisp. Add garlic and saute for few seconds. Remove skillet from the heat, over and set aside until pasta is done.
- Whisk eggs and cheese together and season to taste with salt and pepper. When pasta is done, drain well and return to pot, off heat. Thoroughly combine with bacon, garlic and oil. Stirring pasta continuously with a long wooden pasta fork, slowly pour in the egg mixture. Continue to stir, over low heat, until the eggs thicken into a sauce. Remove from the heat immediately or eggs will curdle. (If you are concerned eggs are not cooked enough, continue to cook until they form soft curds; it won’t look pretty but it will taste delicious.)
Cookware for your recipe
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- Frying pan
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- Skillet
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Categories in this Recipe
- Pasta Recipes
- Cheddar – Cheddar most often refers to either:Cheddar may also refer to:
- Bacon Recipes
- Spinach – Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) is a leafy green flowering plant native to central and western Asia. It is of the order Caryophyllales, family Amaranthaceae, subfamily Chenopodioideae. Its leaves are a common edible vegetable consumed either fresh, or after storage using preservation techniques by canning, freezing, or dehydration. It may be eaten cooked or raw, and the taste differs considerably; the high oxalate content may be reduced by steaming.It is an annual plant (rarely biennial), growing as tall as 30 cm (1 ft). Spinach may overwinter in temperate regions. The leaves are alternate, simple, ovate to triangular, and very variable in size: 2–30 cm (1–12 in) long and 1–15 cm (0.4–5.9 in) broad, with larger leaves at the base of the plant and small leaves higher on the flowering stem. The flowers are inconspicuous, yellow-green, 3–4 mm (0.1–0.2 in) in diameter, and mature into a small, hard, dry, lumpy fruit cluster 5–10 mm (0.2–0.4 in) across containing several seeds.In 2018, world production of spinach was 26.3 million tonnes, with China alone accounting for 90% of the total.
- Main Dish
- Low Sodium
