Creamy Italian Carbonara
| Prep time: 10min |
Cooking time: 10min |
| Serving 4 | Amateur |
Ingredients
Instructions
Step 1
Cook penne in a saucepan of boiling water for 8 - 10 minutes or until al dente. Drain and return to saucepan.
Penne
Meanwhile, heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat and sauté the onion and garlic for 2 - 3 minutes. Remove the onion and garlic from the pan and set aside.
Olive oilOnion, finely choppedGarlic, finely chopped
Return the pan to the heat and brown the bacon over high heat until crispy. Place bacon on paper towels to drain and pour excess fat from the pan.
Lean bacon, roughly chopped
Reduce heat to low and stir together cream, parsley, chives, parmesan cheese and freshly ground black pepper in the fryig pan. Add the fried onion, garlic and bacon. Stir for 2 - 3 minutes until well combined and heated through.
Onion, finely choppedGarlic, finely choppedLean bacon, roughly choppedCreamChives, choppedParmesan cheese, grated (plus extra shavings to serve)Parsley, finely choppedGround black pepper
Pour the sauce over the freshly cooked pasta and toss to combine. Serve hot, garnished with shaved parmesan.
Parmesan cheese, grated (plus extra shavings to serve)Penne
