Do you like pasta recipes? This delicious bacon carbonara recipe with a Portuguese touch is simple, creamy and quite tasty!
This recipe is perfect to serve on any occasion, especially on those days of the week when time is short. It's a very tasty recipe with few ingredients! Try it, you will love the taste of bacon mixed with the creaminess of spaghetti!
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INGREDIENTS FOR EASY BACON CARBONARA
Here you'll find all the ingredients needed to make this recipe:
- Pasta - Spaghetti cooked in water seasoned with salt.
- Bacon - Raw bacon cut into small pieces. Bacon fried in olive oil.
- One whole egg and one egg yolk - Beaten eggs.
- A drizzle of olive oil - To fry and flavor.
- Garlic - Chopped garlic. Adds flavor.
- Grated Parmesan cheese - Adds flavor and creaminess to the recipe.
- Pepper - For seasoning.
- Water and salt - To cook the spaghetti.
Below you’ll find the correct measurement of all ingredients and the step-by-step guide for this recipe.
HOW TO MAKE EASY BACON CARBONARA
Step 1: Cook the spaghetti in a saucepan with water seasoned with salt (cook the spaghetti for about 10 to 12 minutes). When the spaghetti is cooked, drain it with a skimmer.
Step 2: On a dish bowl, beat the whole egg and the egg yolk with a fork. Add the grated parmesan cheese and mix well; set aside.
Step 3: In a skillet, add a drizzle of olive oil, chopped garlic and the bacon cut into small pieces. Fry the bacon until golden brown, about 4 to 5 minutes.
Step 4: Turn off the heat and add the spaghetti and the beaten egg mixture to the skillet. Mix everything well.
Step 5: Season with pepper and serve.
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Easy bacon carbonara
Do you like pasta recipes? This delicious bacon carbonara recipe with a Portuguese touch is simple, creamy and quite tasty!
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- 100 grams (3 1/2 ounces) raw bacon
- 150 grams (5 1/3 ounces) spaghetti
- 2 large eggs (one whole egg and one egg yolk)
- Pepper (to taste)
- 2 cloves of garlic
- A drizzle of olive oil
- 100 grams (3 1/2 ounces) grated Parmesan cheese
- Water to cook the spaghetti
- Salt (to taste)
- Cook the spaghetti in a saucepan with water seasoned with salt (cook the spaghetti for about 10 to 12 minutes). When the spaghetti is cooked, drain it with a skimmer.
- On a dish bowl, beat the whole egg and the egg yolk with a fork. Add the grated parmesan cheese and mix well; set aside.
- In a skillet, add a drizzle of olive oil, chopped garlic and the bacon cut into small pieces. Fry the bacon until golden brown, about 4 to 5 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and add the spaghetti and the beaten egg mixture to the skillet. Mix everything well.
- Season with pepper and serve.
