Grammy's Kitchen · Carbonara · Pasta Carbonara — Easiest Weeknight Dinner
One of 156 carbonara recipes we measured
from alexandracooks.com
It ranks #156 of 156 for sauce body among the carbonara recipes we compared. 10 cooks on alexandracooks.com rate it 4.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 156.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| protein add | 15% | 0% |
| egg | 29% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 133% | 0% |
| acid | 5% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| Coarse salt and ground pepper | |
| 6 slices bacon, cut crosswise into 1-inch pieces or 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil | |
| 4 leeks (white and light-green parts only), halved lengthwise, thinly sliced, soaked in cold water and drained | |
| 340 g | 3/4 pound pasta, such as campanelle, orecchiette, or gemelli |
| 100 g | 2 large eggs |
| 50 g | 1/2 cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano, plus more for serving |
| zest of 1 lemon | |
| 15 g | 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice |
| 100 g | 1 cup fresh parsley leaves, roughly chopped |
| 454 g | 1 pound of asparagus, finely chopped (optional) |
Method: 4 steps, published by alexandracooks.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“So I'm a new follower in the Church Of Alexandra, but when you posted this over on IG I immediately went and got the ingredients since it fits my weekday meal prep criteria perfectly: somewhat healthy, filling, will keep for a few days, high yum-factor. I sk” — a cook, 5★
“So I’m a new follower in the Church Of Alexandra, but when you posted this over on IG I immediately went and got the ingredients since it fits my weekday meal prep criteria perfectly: somewhat healthy, filling, will keep for a few days, high yum-factor. I skip” — a cook