Some time ago at Delishably.com, I wrote an article entitled You Can "Carbonara" Just Like Olive Garden where I explained in great detail how to replicate a meal that was, at that time, being served at Olive Garden restaurant.
It's a great recipe (if I do say so myself), but not one that you can quickly whip up when your family is starving. It's more of an I-have-all-Sunday-afternoon-to-cook type of recipe. If you do have all afternoon, please visit my Delishably page. If you don't, try this one.
Easy Weekday Spaghetti Carbonara
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 large yellow onion, diced
- 3/4 pound turkey bacon, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 12 ounces of dry spaghetti
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 cup half and half
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Heat olive oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat until the butter melts and begins to foam. Add diced onion and turn the heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion begins to turn golden. Be patient. This will take about 10 minutes. Return the heat to medium; add the diced turkey bacon and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the bacon is cooked and crisp. Add garlic and stir until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Remove from heat.
- Beat together the egg, half and half, and parmesan cheese. Set aside.
- Cook spaghetti in boiling salted water according to package directions. Reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water. Drain the spaghetti well and return to the pan.
- Immediately add the onion/bacon mixture and toss; add the egg/half and half mixture and toss again until spaghetti is coated with sauce. If the sauce seems a bit thick, add a bit of the reserved pasta water.
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