Easy Penne Alla Carbonara

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Easy Penne Alla Carbonara

Creamy penne all carbonara is a 20 minute quick and easy recipe to make on busy weeknights for a delicious, light meal your family will love.

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Penne rigate

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Heavy cream

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Salt

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Basil

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Bacon

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Butter

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Eggs

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Parmesan cheese

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Olive oil

Black pepper

How to make

Follow our easy step by step instructions

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Whisk the eggs, cream, and ½ of the Parmesan together in a small bowl. Add salt and black pepper to taste.

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Melt the butter and olive oil in a hot skillet over medium-high heat and add the bacon, cooking until it is browned and beginning to turn crisp.

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Set the pasta pot above high heat and add about 2 tablespoons of the reserved pasta water and 1 tablespoon of the bacon fat. Add the drained pasta, toss it together, then remove the pot from heat.

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Quickly pour the eggs mixture and bacon over the pasta, and toss together quickly for about 1 minute - until the sauce thickens.

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Serve immediately with a lot of cracked pepper, and garnish with remaining Parmesan and basil leaves.

Cooking Tips

To avoid your eggs mixture turning into scrambled eggs, remove the pot from the heat or turn the temperature to very low heat and mix the eggs thoroughly to gently cook them.

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If you want your sauce extra creamy, use 2 egg yolks and 2 whole eggs.

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