Easy and Delicious Carbonara

FRIDAY, or does Friday even matter anymore? I can’t decide.

Anyway, I almost feel silly sharing this easy carbonara sauce recipe because it’s SO simple! But it’s also DELICIOUS and we ALL need easy and delicious right now, am I right? When Aaron and I went on our honeymoon in Italy, we fell in love with Carbonara and have since been ordering it wherever we go, but I had yet to make it in our own home. So, a few weeks ago, I decided to try and reproduce the meal and while it’s not quite Italy goos (is anything, really?), it’s good enough to want weekly. 🙂 Oh, and also SO easy.

Easy Carbonara Sauce

Here is what you need:

-4 eggs

-pasta noodles (we used what we had, regular spaghetti noodles, but you could use whatever you like)

-Parmesan cheese (1 bag)

-salt and pepper

-parsley

-protein of choice (True carbonara has pancetta, but we used chicken and bacon because we had them on hand).

Here is what you do: 

1. First, cook your protein (if using) to liking. I cooked the chicken with the bacon and the flavoring was delicious. Use salt and pepper as desired. Put aside once complete.
2. Boil pasta in a pot and cook al dente.
3. While pasta is cooking, in separate bowl mix four eggs with bag of Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. Whisk until combined. Set aside.
4. Drain pasta and reserve one cup of pasta water.
5. After pasta has been drained, while still hot, mix in protein and then pour egg/cheese mixture into pasta. Mix until blended and use pasta water sparingly until desired creaminess is achieved.
6. Top with parsley, cheese and pepper.
7. Enjoy!

SO EASY and so good. Dinner was done in about 15 minutes and we all went in for seconds. Even Penelope enjoyed it!

What’s for dinner tonight? I don’t know what we’re having, but it probably involves wine. 🙂 But first, coffee.

Do you have a easy carbonara sauce recipe that you love?  Let me know in a comment below!