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Spaghetti alla Carbonara Recipe

Spaghetti alla Carbonara

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  • on July 10, 2010

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    Larry and I used this recipe as a base from which we made our own carbonara recipe. We basically followed Nigella's outline, but added 4 sliced cooked sundried tomato garlic chicken sausages, about 1/2 onion and 3 cloves of crushed garlicsautteed in the pan with the pancetta, 2 heads of brocolli chopped and cooked for 1 minute in the boiling pasta water then strained and tossed with the pasta, and some dried Italian herbs instead of nutmeg (Larry hates nutmeg! We also added much more black pepper than Nigella does on the show, plus a good tsp of red pepper flakes when we were tossing the pasta all together with the sauce.
    IT WAS DELICIOUS THIS WAY!
    When we were eating this, we were so thrilled, and we have this strange feeling that ours was much better than Nigella's. WE LOVE HER!! But she never uses enough pepper!
    Also, this is DEFINITELY a FOUR SERVING dish, unless you want to hurt yourself eating enough for 4!!
    Hope you enjoy our version,
    Darren and Larry

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  • on March 12, 2010

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    Made it tonight. Used garlic oil instead for an extra dash of flavor. Also used combination of pancetta & regular bacon after reading some of the other reviews. And also substituted fat-free half & half for the cream. I thought it was scrumptious andwill definitely make this again. It's fast and easy for a nice weeknight meal.

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  • on January 17, 2010

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    I didn't really know what to expect which is the best way to do a "Food Experiment," like my wife calls it...but this turned out great! I used a mix of bacon and pancetta...make sure you use the white wine, makes a difference. Made it while my wife was in the hospital and I couldn't wait to cook it for her when she got home!

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  • on January 10, 2010

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    Excellent version. Five stars not only because it is delicious, but to offset the one star reviewer who did not even make the recipe.

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  • on January 09, 2010

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    I was excited when I thought I found this billed as a single serving on the show as well as on the recipe, as it's a calorie splurge and I didn't want left overs. Often cutting a recipe in fourths is not the ideal for the best flavor. I was hoping this recipe would be the solution. I've made Nigella's recipes before with great success After reading throught I realized it's for 4, so I didn't make it.
    Please be accurate when you post servings

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  • on October 04, 2009

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    I have had this many times and this was not my favorate.

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  • on April 18, 2009

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    My dad has thrown together "carbonara" pasta forever but it's always just sorta... blah. I never knew what it REALLY should be like. And if this is it, I need to educate him on the values of doing things correctly! My wife loved it, my youngest son loved it, and my oldest son, who is a boring "plain pasta with salt only" eater, LOVED it! This is now on our go-to list for quick and delicious meals!

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  • on December 18, 2008

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    I LOVE this dish. it's quick - it's easy - and it's REALLY good. My kids (all 4 of them love this dish which makes me love this dish even more! We eat this for Sunday brunch all the time.

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  • on November 15, 2008

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    This recipe is EXCELLENT. It's really yummy and decadent, but really easy to make. I used garlic extra virgin olive oil to fry the bacon in, and i threw in a clove of minced garlic between frying the bacon and adding in the wine; added a nice garlic flavor. I also added a little bit of chopped parsley at the very end. Very very good!

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  • on November 04, 2008

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    This recipe was really good and so easy to follow. I added diced onion and minced garlic to the bacon mixture (I substituted since I had left over bacon from yesterday's breakfast. Used 3/4 cup pinot grigio and one cup of milk. All and all better than any restaurant version which to me is just alfredo sauce with bacon.

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