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Spaghetti Carbonara

Spaghetti Carbonara

Published: August 18, 2015 Last Updated: March 18, 2019

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This Spaghetti Carbonara is the perfect quick dinner.  It’s ready in 20 minutes!

This easy Spaghetti Carbonara is ready in 20 mins and uses only 5 ingredients

Let’s face it, most of the time I don’t have more than 15-30 minutes to spend on making dinner.  

When I make my weekly meal plan, I always try to include several quick dinner ideas.  I love easy recipes that can be made quickly without crazy ingredients.

This Spaghetti Carbonara is one of those recipes.

This easy Spaghetti Carbonara is ready in 20 mins and uses only 5 ingredients

I get everything started at once.  I get the bacon cooking while the pasta is boiling.  And I pull together the few remaining ingredients while those items are cooking away.  

We love garlic so I used 4 cloves in this recipe.  But, if you’re not a fan, or if you going to be around other people afterward (and don’t want to kill them with your dragon breath), you can always cut it back.

Then there’s the bacon.  Everything is better with bacon, in my opinion!

My family loved this dish!  My little guy even went in for seconds.  It’s definitely a keeper! 

If you love bacon, head over our Bacon Month giveaway HERE.  You can enter to win a super awesome Bacon Month prize pack.

And, for all of you bacon addicts out there, as part of Bacon Month we are sharing bacon recipes every Tuesday and Saturday in August.  So stay tuned – there’s lots more bacon-liciousness to come!  

Here are some of the other bacon recipes being shared today:  

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Rosemary Bacon Butter

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Bacon and Egg Breakfast Fried Rice

Bacon Jam Grilled Cheese

Bacon Wrapped Pineapple Bites

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Spaghetti Carbonara

This easy Spaghetti Carbonara is ready in 20 mins and uses only 5 ingredients

Spaghetti Carbonara

Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Total Time20 mins
Course: Main Dish
Servings: 4
Author: Christina Hitchcock
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4.5 from 2 votes

Ingredients

  • 1 pound spaghetti - cooked
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup grated Parmesan
  • 4 slices bacon - diced
  • 4 cloves garlic - minced
  • Salt and pepper - to taste
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves

Instructions

  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil; Cook pasta according to package instructions.
  • Reserve 1/2 cup of pasta cooking water before draining.
  • Heat a large skillet over medium high heat.
  • Add bacon and cook until brown and crispy, about 6-8 minutes; reserve excess fat.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together eggs and Parmesan; set aside.
  • Add garlic to skillet and cook for about 1 minute or until fragrant.
  • Reduce heat to low.
  • Quickly add spaghetti, egg mixture, salt and pepper Working quickly, stir in pasta and egg mixture, and gently toss to combine; season with salt and pepper.
  • Slowly add reserved pasta water until desired consistency is reached.
  • Top with chopped parsley and serve immediately.
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Comments

  1. Lalita Kurian says

    March 22, 2017 at 10:33 pm

    Love your blog. Thanks so very much for the trouble you take to put it up.

    Reply
    • Christina Hitchcock says

      April 10, 2017 at 4:49 pm

      I’m glad you enjoy it! 🙂 Thanks for reading!

      Reply
  2. Brandy says

    February 18, 2016 at 3:03 am

    Hi! Can the eggs be replaced in this recipe? If so, with what? It looks and sounds delicious and can’t wait to try. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Christina Hitchcock says

      May 25, 2016 at 3:48 pm

      I’m not sure what you could replace the eggs with :/

      Reply

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