Easy Green Bean Pasta Carbonara
Want an easy dinner that even your pickiest eaters will love? This 30 minute pasta carbonara can't be beat! This recipe is so simple my kids help make it and is an entire meal in only two pans!
Fill a large stock pot with salted water. Place it on the stove for it to boil. Then, place your one inch pieces of bacon into a hot saute pan.
While bacon is frying dice one onion. Add the onion once the bacon is about 3/4 of the way cooked.
When the water is boiling, add the beans. If using frozen, the water temperature will drop, add the pasta once water is back to a boil. Stir occasionally to prevent the pasta from sticking.
Once the bacon & onions are done cooking, use a coffee mug (or similar heat proof item) and scoop about 1/4 cup of water from the pot of pasta & beans. Use this water to deglaze the bacon pan. Remove from heat.
When pasta and beans are cooked (about 5-8 minutes, refer to pasta box) drain and return to stock pot. At this time crack three eggs in a small mixing bowl, whisk in cheese and salt and pepper to taste.
Mix bacon and onion into pasta. Add the egg/cheese mixture and mix well. The eggs will cook with the hot pasta. Be sure to mix it in well so you don't wind up with scrambled eggs!
Ingredients
Directions
Fill a large stock pot with salted water. Place it on the stove for it to boil. Then, place your one inch pieces of bacon into a hot saute pan.
While bacon is frying dice one onion. Add the onion once the bacon is about 3/4 of the way cooked.
When the water is boiling, add the beans. If using frozen, the water temperature will drop, add the pasta once water is back to a boil. Stir occasionally to prevent the pasta from sticking.
Once the bacon & onions are done cooking, use a coffee mug (or similar heat proof item) and scoop about 1/4 cup of water from the pot of pasta & beans. Use this water to deglaze the bacon pan. Remove from heat.
When pasta and beans are cooked (about 5-8 minutes, refer to pasta box) drain and return to stock pot. At this time crack three eggs in a small mixing bowl, whisk in cheese and salt and pepper to taste.
Mix bacon and onion into pasta. Add the egg/cheese mixture and mix well. The eggs will cook with the hot pasta. Be sure to mix it in well so you don't wind up with scrambled eggs!
