Spaghetti carbonara caprese

Name: Spaghetti carbonara caprese
Total time: 2400 s
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 12 oz Spaghetti noodles; 4 slice chopped bacon; 3/4 cup halved grape/cherry tomatoes; 1 or 2 tablespoons minced garlic; 1 cup chopped broccoli(optional ); 2 eggs; 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese; 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, cubed; 1/4 cup chopped basil; chopped parsley; olive oil; salt and pepper

Alicia Hamilton @cook_3046794

Washington

I had a bunch of ingredients I needed to use up, so I tweaked my carbonara recipe.

Alicia Hamilton @cook_3046794

Washington

I had a bunch of ingredients I needed to use up, so I tweaked my carbonara recipe.

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Ingredients

40 mins

12 ozSpaghetti noodles
4 slicechopped bacon
3/4 cuphalved grape/cherry tomatoes
1or 2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 cupchopped broccoli(optional )
2eggs
1/2 cupgrated parmesan cheese
1/2 cupmozzarella cheese, cubed
1/4 cupchopped basil
chopped parsley
olive oil
salt and pepper

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Steps

40 mins

1

Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta according to package directions.
2

I always blanch my broccoli in the pasta water in the last few minutes of cooking. Reserve a cup of pasta water. Set aside.
3

Heat large sauté or frying pan to medium/medium high. Splash with olive oil if desired. Cook bacon to your preference. Drain the grease if desired (I don't).
4

Beat eggs with parmesan cheese in separate dish. Add salt and pepper if desired.
5

Add tomatoes to bacon and let cook for a few minutes in bacon grease. Add garlic. Remove from heat when garlic becomes fragrant (approximately 1 minute).
6

Add pasta, broccoli, and egg mixture to sauté pan and stir quickly to distribute and cook the eggs without scrambling them.
7

If pasta seems too dry, add reserved pasta water slowly until desired consistency is reached.
8

Add mozzarella and basil and toss to combine.
9

Garnish with parsley and more parmesan if you choose.