Extra Creamy Carbonara Recipe

Here is a very easy extra creamy carbonara recipe that you could prepare at home. Even a beginner cook can prepare this.

Carbonara is a popular Italian pasta dish that Filipinos love. This pasta dish is a common alternative to Spaghetti.

What is Carbonara?

Carbonara is an Italian pasta dish from Rome made with egg, hard cheese, cured pork, and black pepper. The dish arrived at its modern form, with its current name, in the middle of the 20th century.
The cheese is usually Pecorino Romano, Parmigiano-Reggiano, or a combination of the two. Spaghetti is the most common pasta, but fettuccine, rigatoni, linguine, or bucatini are also used. Normally guanciale or pancetta are used for the meat component, but lardons of smoked bacon are a common substitute outside Italy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbonara

The traditional Filipino carbonara includes these three main ingredients: fettuccine, ham, and milk. But in this recipe, we will make it extra creamy by adding cheese and cream.

Recipe for Carbonara:

Extra Creamy Carbonara Recipe

Recipe by Yummy FoodCourse: MainCuisine: ItalianDifficulty: Easy

Servings

4

servings

Prep time

20

minutes

Cooking time

40

minutes

Calories

1140

kcal

Total time

1

hour 

Carbonara is a popular Italian pasta dish that Filipinos love. This pasta dish is a common alternative to Spaghetti.

Ingredients

• 500 g Fettuccine noodles (or any desired pasta)

• 200 g sweet ham

• 200 g bacon

• 1 can evaporated milk

• 250 ml all-purpose cream

• 1 can cream of mushroom soup

• 1 head garlic, minced

• 1 onion, minced

• 1 tsp ground pepper

• 2 tbsp olive oil

• 250 g grated Parmesan cheese

• 2 tbsp parsley, chopped (optional)

Directions

• Prepare the fettuccine pasta based on cooking instructions and set aside.
• Fry the bacon (not too crispy). Drain (you may use paper towel) then cut into small pieces. Set aside.
• Fry the ham. Drain (you may use paper towel) then cut into small square pieces. Set aside.
• Heat oil and saute garlic and onion in a pan.
• Add 3/4 of fried bacon and ham.
• Add the evaporated milk and cream of mushroom soup.
• Add the all-purpose cream and grated parmesan cheese. Stir and bring to boil.
• Season with ground pepper.
• Add more evaporated milk or a cup of water if the sauce is too creamy or salty.
• Simmer until it begins to thicken. Remove from heat.
• Place the pasta and sauce on a pasta tray.
• Top with grated Parmesan cheese together with the remaining bacon and ham bits.
• Add chopped parsley (optional).
• Serve with garlic bread. Enjoy!

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Try this creamy carbonara recipe and tell me what you think in the comments below.  Thanks!

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