How to Cook Tasty Easy Pasta Carbonara

Easy Pasta Carbonara. In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook spaghetti according to package directions until al dente. In a medium bowl, whisk eggs and Parmesan until combined. We don't use cream, milk, garlic, onions or other strange ingredients; we use only guanciale, eggs, pecorino cheese, and lots of black pepper (carbonaro is the Italian for coal miner).

Spaghetti noodles are topped with chopped bacon and sweet peas for the ultimate comfort food. Luscious and wonderfully indulgent, pasta carbonara takes as long to make as it does to cook the pasta. The ingredients are simple—just spaghetti (or other long pasta), and the carbonara is made with pancetta or bacon, eggs, Parmesan, a little olive oil, salt and pepper. You can have Easy Pasta Carbonara using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Easy Pasta Carbonara

1. You need of of a 12 Oz pkg of uncooked turkey bacon.
2. It's of small to medium onion.
3. It's of garlic cloves.
4. You need of crushed red pepper flakes (optional).
5. It's of bow tie pasta.
6. You need of unsalted chicken stock.
7. You need of fat free evaporated milk.
8. Prepare of fresh parmesan cheese.
9. You need of reduced fat cream cheese softened.
10. It's of frozen peas thawed.

Put large pot on to boil for pasta and cook pasta as directed. Break eggs into large bowl and beat until smooth. Add grated cheese to eggs and mix until a paste. When pasta is "al dente", remove and drain.

Easy Pasta Carbonara step by step

1. Stack bacon and cut in half lengthwise. Then cut cross wise into 1 inch pieces..
2. Cook bacon in a 12 inch skillet over medium heat 4 to 5 minutes or until browned. While this cooks finely chop your onion and garlic..
3. Add onion, garlic chopped fine or pressed, and optional pepper flakes to skillet. Cook another 3-4 minutes or until onion is tender..
4. Add stock, evaporated milk, and pasta then stir together. Cover and bring to a simmer. Simmer 12-14 minutes or until pasta is still a little firm. Stir occasionally.
5. Remove skillet from heat and stir in cream cheese, grated parmesan and thawed peas.
6. Let stand, covered for 5 minutes or until sauce is thick and creamy..

Stack bacon and cut in half lengthwise. Meanwhile, finely chop onion using Food Chopper. Add onion, garlic pressed with Garlic Press and pepper flakes to Skillet. Drain pasta, reserving pasta water; keep pasta warm. In same pot, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally.