Easy Creamy Carbonara
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Creamy spaghetti with bacon, garlic, and Parmesan cheese—a simplified version of the Italian classic. While not traditional, the cream sauce is rich and silky, making this a comforting pasta dinner.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 4- 300 g linguine or spaghetti ((Or any pasta shape you like! This also works well with tagliatelle and fettucine.))
- 300 g bacon lardons (or diced bacon (See Note 1))
- 4 cloves garlic (grated or crushed)
- 300 ml double cream
- 35 g grated parmesan
- Salt and black pepper (to taste (See Note 2))
- 2 tablespoons parsley (finely chopped (plus extra for garnish))
- More grated parmesan (to serve (optional))
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 15M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 5m
- Cook
- 10m
- Sodium
- 927mg
- Total sugar
- 5g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 252mg
- Calcium
- 131mg
- Iron
- 3mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 5M
- SODIUM
- 927MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.