Authentic Spaghetti Carbonara

Authentic Spaghetti Carbonara might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe serves 6. For $1.82 per serving, this recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 385 calories, 22g of protein, and 21g of fat. Not a lot of people made this recipe, and 9 would say it hit the spot. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 20 minutes. Head to the store and pick up parmigiano reggiano, salt, olive oil, and a few other things to make it today. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. It is brought to you by Lisa's Dinnertime Dish. With a spoonacular score of 46%, this dish is solid. Try Authentic Spaghetti Carbonara, Spaghetti Carbonara for Two, and Spaghetti Carbonara for similar recipes.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 10 minutes

Cooking duration: 10 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 tsp black pepper

1 lb pasta, cooked according to package instructions, reserving 1 cup of the pasta water

2 tsp olive oil

4 oz diced pancetta

7 oz grated parmigiano reggiano, plus more for serving

¼ cup parsley, finely chopped

¼ tsp salt

4 whole eggs

Equipment:

whisk

bowl

frying pan

stove

Cooking instruction summary:

While pasta cooks, crack eggs into a medium bowl and whisk until combined. Whisk in parmigiano reggiano, salt and pepper. Set aside. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add pancetta and cooked until browned, about 5 minutes. Turn heat off and leave pancetta in pan. Drain pasta once it's cooked, reserving 1 cup of pasta water. Remove skillet from the stove and add pasta to the skillet, tossing to mix with the pancetta and coat with the oil. Quickly add egg mixture to the pasta mixture. Toss quickly and vigorously to coat pasta and cook the eggs. If pasta seems dry, add a little bit of the reserved pasta water, until sauce is creamy, but not watery. Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately

 

Step by step:


1. While pasta cooks, crack eggs into a medium bowl and whisk until combined.

2. Whisk in parmigiano reggiano, salt and pepper. Set aside.

3. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.

4. Add pancetta and cooked until browned, about 5 minutes.

5. Turn heat off and leave pancetta in pan.

6. Drain pasta once it's cooked, reserving 1 cup of pasta water.

7. Remove skillet from the stove and add pasta to the skillet, tossing to mix with the pancetta and coat with the oil.

8. Quickly add egg mixture to the pasta mixture.

9. Toss quickly and vigorously to coat pasta and cook the eggs.

10. If pasta seems dry, add a little bit of the reserved pasta water, until sauce is creamy, but not watery.

11. Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately


Nutrition Information:

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384k Calories
22g Protein
21g Total Fat
25g Carbs
7% Health Score
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Calories
384k
19%

Fat
21g
32%

  Saturated Fat
9g
58%

Carbohydrates
25g
8%

  Sugar
0.82g
1%

Cholesterol
144mg
48%

Sodium
795mg
35%

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Protein
22g
45%

Selenium
40µg
57%

Calcium
419mg
42%

Vitamin K
43µg
41%

Phosphorus
360mg
36%

Vitamin B2
0.28mg
16%

Manganese
0.31mg
15%

Zinc
1mg
13%

Vitamin A
636IU
13%

Vitamin B12
0.75µg
13%

Iron
2mg
11%

Magnesium
35mg
9%

Vitamin B6
0.17mg
9%

Vitamin B5
0.8mg
8%

Folate
25µg
6%

Vitamin B1
0.09mg
6%

Copper
0.12mg
6%

Fiber
1g
6%

Vitamin B3
1mg
6%

Vitamin D
0.83µg
6%

Vitamin E
0.74mg
5%

Potassium
159mg
5%

Vitamin C
3mg
4%

covered percent of daily need
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