Making a weekly meal plan is crucial for me because if I don’t know what I am going to make, nothing gets made! That said, I routinely make the same meals week after week – and it gets old. You will find French toast and beef tacos on our plan almost every week.
Most days, I make meals my kids enjoy but my husband and I don’t necessarily like. I love pasta but rarely cook it because my kids aren’t huge fans (unless it’s spaghetti). So a few weeks ago, I made Pasta Carbonara with peas. Something I’ve never even attempted before because it just sounded complicated! But it was a lot easier than I expected – and it only took about 35 minutes to prepare!
Pasta Carbonara with Peas #Recipe
Ingredients
- 12 oz pasta I like Rotini, but any variety will work
- 10 pieces of bacon diced and cooked
- 1/2 chopped onion
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 3 Eggs
- 1 cup Parmesan Cheese I used freshly grated, but you can use whatever you have.
- 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- Salt & Pepper
- 1 can of peas I used canned organic sweet peas
Instructions
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Cook the noodles as directed.
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While the noodles cook, fry the bacon until it's crispy. When it's done, put the bacon on a paper towel (to remove some of the grease) and set aside. Drain most of the grease from the skillet.
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Sautee the finely chopped onion & minced garlic.
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In a separate bowl, crack 3 eggs, add 1 cup Parmesan cheese, 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream, salt and pepper. Whisk together.
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Drain the peas& the pasta.
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Slowly pour the egg mixture over the noodles, be sure to stir continuously so the mixture doesn't curdle.
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Add the peas and garlic/onion.
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Keep stirring until the noodles are glossy. (I put mine back over low heat for 5-10 minutes, stirring the whole time.)
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Sprinkle the bacon on each serving after it's been dished.
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ENJOY!
I loved this dish! It has so many layers of flavor to it! My husband thought it was alright and the boys didn’t love it, but they tried it.
Have you ever had Pasta Carbonara with peas?
This looks yummy! I have gluten-free organic pasta that would go great with it!
A friend was telling me about Trader Joe’s gluten-free noodles the other day – she said you can’t even tell they are GF! I need to get down there and pick some up!
Yum! It looks delicious to me! I love using pasta, peas and bacon , they just go together so well! Pinning for later!
This sounds and looks so good. I’ve never cooked pasta carbonara, but the mix of pasta, sauce, and bacon has my mouth watering. Pinned it so I can add it to our meal plan!
I love pasta carbonara but I’ve never had it with peas. Gotta give this a try!
I’m not a fan of peas but this dish looks tasty. And bacon makes everything good. I can’t believe it only took 35 minutes.
Sounds really good! I’ll add it to my menu plan
My family loves pasta. I am going to try this recipe!
I always wanted a pasta and peas recipe but never remembered to look one up….. great one here, thanks
sibabe64 at ptd dot net
this would be great for me since i have high cholesterol, except i wont be adding the bacon haha. Great recipe, love pasta!!!!
I’ve never tried making this before, but it looks delicious!! I’ll have to try it soon. I love eating pasta!
This looks YUMMY! It’s pretty simple and I’m a big fan of Pasta dishes!
Oh this looks delicious!!
I love pasta dishes and so do my kids and husband.. i love that there are veggies in here! Great way to sneak them in the kids diet without them complaining. Also the bacon… can I say YUM?!? In this household, anything with bacon is going to be devoured! lol Bookmarked and can’t wait to try it out! Thanks for the recipe 🙂
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very simple recipe, don’t know why but it reminds me of spring picnics. Looks delish!