Dinner for 2

Creamy Pasta Carbonara

Name: Creamy Pasta Carbonara
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 3 slices pancetta; 9 oz linguini pasta; 4 large egg yolks; 1 cup pecorino romano cheese; 1 tsp ground black pepper; 1/2 cup pasta cooking water

$17.84for 420 minServes 2

Linguini and crisp pancetta join egg yolks and pecorino for a creamy sauce finished with pasta water.

Creamy Pasta Carbonara with its ingredients

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Prosciutto, 3 oz$1.20/oz typical	3 oz	$3.60Typical price
	Pasta, 9 oz$0.10/oz typical	9 oz	$0.90Typical price
	Eggs, 4$0.30 each typical	4	$1.20Typical price
	Blue cheese, 4 oz$0.80/oz typical	4 oz	$3.20Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$8.92

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Swap pasta for egg noodlesabout $0.04/oz more at typical prices

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Salt and pepper

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20 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
2servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$4.46 per serving$17.84 for 4

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Ingredients

3 slices pancetta
9 oz linguini pasta
4 large egg yolks
1 cup pecorino romano cheese
1 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 cup pasta cooking water

Steps

Boil the linguini in salted water until tender, then reserve one-half cup cooking water and drain the pasta.
Cook the pancetta in a large skillet over medium heat for five minutes until crisp.
Whisk the egg yolks, pecorino, pepper, and reserved pasta water in a bowl.
Add the hot pasta to the skillet and remove it from the heat.
Pour in the egg mixture and toss over low heat for two minutes, until thickened and the eggs reach 160 F.

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