How To Make Quick and Creamy Carbonara
In less than 1 hour, everybody can enjoy this deliciously cheesy and creamy pasta carbonara that’s cooked with bacon, cream cheese, parmesan, and more!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 3cupsrigatoni pasta
- 6slicesbacon,diced
- 2clovesgarlic,minced
- 1¼cupsmilk
- 8ozcream cheese,(1 package) cut into cubes
- ½cupbutter,softened
- ½cupparmesan cheese,freshly shredded
- ¼cupfresh green peas
- ¼cupham,diced, cooked
Instructions
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Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
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Cook the rigatoni in boiling water for about 13 minutes, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite. Drain.
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Meanwhile, place the bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat for about 10 minutes, turning occasionally, until evenly browned.
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Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon, leaving the drippings in the pan. Set the bacon aside.
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Cook and stir the garlic in the remaining bacon grease over medium heat.
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Add the milk, cream cheese, and butter to the skillet, and stir until smooth.
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Stir the parmesan cheese, peas, ham, and bacon into the cream cheese mixture.
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Cook for about 5 minutes more until the peas are heated through.
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Mix the pasta into sauce to serve.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 1025.39kcal
- Fat:Â 69.67g
- Saturated Fat:Â 36.48g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.99g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 21.29g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 5.38g
- Carbohydrates:Â 68.34g
- Fiber:Â 3.01g
- Sugar:Â 8.90g
- Protein:Â 31.33g
- Cholesterol:Â 180.71mg
- Sodium:Â 939.32mg
- Calcium:Â 393.31mg
- Potassium:Â 537.89mg
- Iron:Â 1.87mg
- Vitamin A: 483.39µg
- Vitamin C:Â 4.09mg
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