$1.88 a serving · 20 min
- Under 30 min
- One pan
- Nut-free
- High protein
- Thyroid-friendly
- Comfort food
- Gourmet
- Pork
Cost is the ingredients you actually use. About $7.51 if you cook for four.
- Protein
- 26g
- Carbs
- 72g
- Time
- 20 min
Ingredients
Per serving, grouped the way the store is laid out.
Produce
- Garlic1
Meat & seafood
- Bacon2 oz
Dairy & eggs
- Eggs1
- Parmesan1 oz
Pantry
- Pasta4 oz
Spices
- Salt & pepper1 tsp
How to cook it
- 1
Cook the pasta. Crisp the bacon. Beat the eggs with parmesan and a lot of black pepper.
- 2
Off the heat, toss the hot pasta with bacon, then the egg mixture, adding pasta water until it turns creamy.
- 3
Do not put it back on a hard boil or the eggs scramble.
People also ask
- What to serve with Classic carbonara?
- Lemon garlic chicken sheet-pan, Chicken fajitas, or Thai green chicken curry. Those sit in the same style as Classic carbonara and keep the grocery list from exploding.
- Is Classic carbonara good for a weeknight?
- 20 minutes, start to plate. That is the kind of meal you cook the night you eat it, not Sunday.
- Is Classic carbonara high protein?
- Yes. 26g of protein a serving from pork.
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