Ashley’s Favorite Sauces: Carbonara

Carbonara Sauce is one of the easiest sauces ever, you’re simply not going to believe it. One of those things I used to order in restaurants all the time, until I got diagnosed celiac, couldn’t eat out, and went hunting recipes!

This is it. 

Eggs.

Parmesan.

Half and half.

Bacon.

*A note on the bacon: I’m using bacon because I’d had some in the freezer. If you’re using bacon, brown and crumble. I usually use diced Prosciutto, if I can find it, an Italian cured ham. (Aldi’s awesome for such things.) Diced ham will also work.

CARBONARA SAUCE

For a pound of pasta:

3 eggs. Beat them up with a fork. 

Add 1/2 cup half and half. Whisk those together.

Add 3/4 cup Parmesan, dried or fresh grated.

Whisk and pour over your hot pasta and crumbled bacon. Stir well - you want to do this while the pasta is HOT, because of the eggs!

Serve hot. 

(You can see I added some frozen peas. A nice burst of flavor for very few calories!)

Servings, per pound of pasta: 8

Calories per serving: 317