Grammy's Kitchen Β· Carbonara Β· Quick and Creamy Pasta Carbonara

One of 156 carbonara recipes we measured

Quick and Creamy Pasta Carbonara

from www.allrecipes.com

It ranks #1 of 156 for brightness among the carbonara recipes we compared. 88 cooks on www.allrecipes.com rate it 4.5β˜….

hands-on15m
waitingnone
makes4
each$1.41
kcal778
levelbeginner
Needs:cream cheesehamAs an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base β€” next to the median of all 156.

this recipe typical

Where it stands out

  • #1 of 156 for brightness
  • #1 of 156 for noodle texture
  • #1 of 156 for saltiness
  • #1 of 156 for sauce cling

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

315 g3 cups rigatoni pasta
6 slices bacon, diced
6 g2 cloves garlic, minced
305 g1.25 cups milk
227 g1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, cut into cubes
114 g0.5 cup butter, softened
50 g0.5 cup freshly shredded Parmesan cheese
36 g0.25 cup fresh green peas
34 g0.25 cup diced cooked ham

Method: 3 steps, published by www.allrecipes.com β€” open the original β†— or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

β€œDelish-- As I rule I don't rate or comment on a recipe if I make changes to it but in this case will make the exception.This to me was a marriage of an Alfredo and a carbonara with the bacon. I was looking for something different to make for dinner. I had left” β€” a cook, 5β˜…
β€œI have never tasted anything of the carbonara flavor. The way I tweaked it I know I am much more off. However, the flavor is actually quite good for 5-10 minutes of effort. I made 1/2 recipe and used 3 Tablespoons of real bacon bits cooked in 2-3 teaspoons of ” β€” a cook, 4β˜…
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