CREAMY CARBONARA PINOY STYLE

Creamy Carbonara is a quick and easy pasta dish made with basic ingredients – pasta, bacon, mushrooms, cheese and creamy white sauce. Garnish with chopped parsley, top with bacon bits and parmesan cheese. Perfect for a quick dinner and it will always be a crowd favorite!

Ingredients:

• ½ kg linguine pasta noodles
• 10 cups water
• 2 tsp salt

Carbonara Sauce:

• 400g bacon, chopped
• 1 can sliced button mushrooms
• 2 pack all-purpose cream 250ml or heavy cream
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• parsley, chopped (plus more for garnishing)
• 1 tbsp cooking oil
• 1 cup water
• ½ cup grated cheese
• 3 tbsp butter
• salt & ground black pepper to taste
• parsley, chopped (for garnishing)
• parmesan cheese & bacon bits (for toppings)

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Procedures:

• In a large cooking pot, boil 10 cups of water. Then add 2 tsp salt.
• Cook 1/2kg linguine pasta noodles according to package instruction
• Cook until al dente. Drain and set aside.
• Heat 1 tbsp oil in pan. Add 400g chopped bacon.
• Fry the bacon until the texture becomes crisp
• Remove the bacon and place in a clean bowl
• Melt 3 tbsp butter in the same pan
• Saute 5 cloves of minced garlic and 1 can sliced mushrooms
• Cook mushrooms until soft
• Mix the cooked bacon
• Pour 1 cup water and 2 pack all-purpose cream or heavy cream
• Add salt & ground black pepper to taste
• Add a pinch of chopped parsley. Mix until well-combined.
• Stir-in 1/2 cup grated cheese. Simmer for 10 mins.
• Toss pasta noodles in the sauce
• Transfer to a serving plate. Garnish with chopped parsley
• Top with bacon bits and parmesan cheese
• Serve and enjoy!