A Thanksgiving appetizer doesn’t have to be as labor-intensive as Thanksgiving dinner. This is an excellent method to keep your hungry guests satiated until the main course is served. Serving choices include crackers, crostini, toasted pita bread wedges, or fresh vegetables. Use it as a spread on a turkey sandwich if you still have any left over.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 20 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 pound spaghetti
- 1 pound bacon, chopped
- 4 eggs, well beaten
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup olive oil
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
- Meanwhile, place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, reserving some of the drippings, crumble and set aside.
- Scramble eggs in bacon drippings.
- Place spaghetti in a large bowl. Pour in olive oil, and mix well; use enough to just moisten spaghetti. Stir in bacon, eggs, and Parmesan cheese. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 601 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 58 g |
| Cholesterol | 163 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 28 g |
| Saturated Fat | 8 g |
| Sodium | 832 mg |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Fat | 28 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Beautiful
I think it is really good but I would add just a little parsley
I made it for brunch. I added a little more olive oil and a couple more eggs. Everyone loved it!
This was a great recipe to work with! Since the ingredients and steps were so simple it was easy to make adjustments. Like some other people suggested, I cut the amount of bacon to a little less than a pound, then I used 3/4 cup of Parmesan, and added green and white onions. I also didn’t scramble the egg, but added it to the hot pasta along with some hot pasta water. Overall, this recipe turned out great!
I tossed the eggs in with the pasta and used veggie bacon instead, it turned out pretty good.
Very easy to make! not low-cal but my husband loeved it!
I add a little milk and white wine for moisture.
Breakfast on pasta.
I agree with some other commenters. Definitely should not have scramble the eggs. That reminds me of a fried rice dish.
I’m sorry, but for real carbonara, you don’t scramble the eggs. you cook the pasta and then immediately combine the eggs with the strained pasta, allowing it too cook as you stir it in. Then you add the bacon (with grease) and other ingredients depending on your palate.
ABsolutely excellent. Only thing I do differently is make my own pasta! In the magazine, the recipe was changed and 2 T. reserved pasta water is used and the eggs ARE NOT scrambled
I used whole grain spaghetti and turkey bacon. I also added some sauteed garlic. I mixed some cooked peas to get some veggies in and it was delicious and a little healthier. My boyfriend loved it.
I first saw this recipe in the AR Magazine. They added their own Kitchen note which I did and worked perfectly! “From our Kitchen: In Marian’s original recipe, she scrambled the eggs before adding them to the pasta, but we found the heat of the pasta cooked the eggs enough to turn them into a creamy sauce instead of chunky pieces. Marian also called for olive oil, but the drippings from the bacon gave this dish plenty of fat and flavor)”
Delicious! I used all the ingredients but put it together a little differently. When the pasta was done cooking, I drained it and put back in the put over a low heat. Poured in the oil, put in bacon, poured in the beaten raw eggs, poured in the cheese and mixed well for a few minutes. The eggs cooked up sticking to the noodles and was perfect! Already sent this to someone who requested it as they thought it was fabulous!
The only thing I did different was to scramble the eggs in the hot bacon fat, bacon, and spaghetti all at once. Only used two eggs. we love this dish. Easy, economical, and now a family favorite.
a small onion and 2 cloves of garlic are needed to improve this dish. also a little red pepper flakes improve this dish.most people add Alfredo sauce, which is not authentic Italian dish.
Ok never been to Italy, but my grandmothers 100% Italian and she loved it she said its not the same but still very good. and any recipe with bacon is going to be high in fat. Its bacon!? Hello? My kids, hubby and grandma loved it.. wont make it all the time but it will be made again.
I took the advice of other reviewers and cooked the eggs with the spaghetti. Turned out delicious!
this isn’t carbonara at all. the point of carbonara is to cook the eggs with the residual heat of the pasta. It may be good but should not be called Carbonara.
QUICK, EASY AND MMMM MMM GOOD!
Very bland. Needs something… garlic? pepper?