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Classic Carbonara recipe
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Classic Carbonara recipe

8 ingredients 10 min + 10 min 2 people openrecipes

A classic dish of smoked bacon served with pasta and a creamy parmesan sauce.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

671
Calories
29g
Protein
36g
Fat
56g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pasta 1 cup cooked (140g) 220
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 Cooked fettuccine pasta (enough to serve 2)
  • cup smoked bacon, diced
  • 200 small onion, finely sliced
  • g olive oil
  • 0.5 double cream
  • 1 parmesan cheese, grated
  • cup egg yolks
  • 250 freshly ground black pepper

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By lovefood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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