Easy and Quick Carbonara
It's officially summer here as our youngest son is out of school. With that comes long summer days in the sun and lots of kids coming and going at the Berry house. I try to get dinner on the table by 6:30 during the school year, but when summer hits.....forget it! I am lucky to make it happen by 8:00 and that is only if it happens. So I am always looking for easy quick recipes or making up easy quick recipes. I did just that last week with the following recipe.
I was in the mood for something with bacon and Graeme wanted pasta so I combined the two and made my own version of a carbonara. It turned out pretty good and everyone was pleased. Including me as it was super easy and I got my bacon fix! Give it a whirl and let me know what you think and while you are at it, if you have any recipes I could try I would love to try them and share them!
Carbonara
Ingredients:
1 Package of pasta uncooked (I used the thin pasta in a box)
Bacon (I used 10 slices)
2-3 Tablespoons crushed garlic from the jar or 1 garlic clove crushed
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1-4 ounce can of mushrooms, drained
3 egg yolks, lightly beaten
1.5 cups finely shredded cheddar cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
Prep:
Preheat oven to 375 and place your bacon on a cookie sheet and cook on 375 for 20-30 minutes until bacon is cooked to your liking. Crumble bacon and set aside.
Save the grease from the cookie sheet.
Boil your water for your pasta while bacon is cooking and cook your pasta according to the package directions.
In a large skillet place 2-4 tablespoons of your bacon drippings and saute your garlic for about 2 minutes over medium heat.
Add your green onions and mushrooms and cook for about 2-3 minutes.
Drain pasta, and place in big serving bowl.
Stir egg yolks into hot pasta immediately after draining it.
Stir in bacon, garlic, green onions, cheese, salt and pepper: toss.
Serve immediately with a green salad and garlic bread.
Easy Peasy and so good!
Bon appetit!
XO,
Amy
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