Pasta Carbonara
A simple recipe with just spaghetti noodles tossed with crispy bacon, peas and a creamy sauce made from eggs! The trick to this recipe is stirring in the egg mixture with the heat off while the spaghetti and pan are still warm!
Servings 4 servings
Ingredients
- 3 large eggs
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 8 oz spaghetti pasta
- 4 slices cooked bacon crumbled
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1/4 cup pasta water more as needed
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together eggs, salt and pepper.
- Cook bacon in a large skillet until crispy, then crumble into small pieces. Remove bacon grease from pan then add bacon back into large skillet.
- Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain and reserve pasta water on the side. Immediately add pasta to toss with crumbled bacon, along with frozen peas. Turn off heat.
- Stir in egg mixture, adding pasta water 1 tablespoon at a time until desired creaminess. The cooked pasta and warm pan will help cook the eggs, but it should not curdle!
- Add more salt and pepper to taste! Top with red pepper flakes and sprinkle with parmesan/nutritional yeast if desired!