Ham Carbonara With Angel Hair I Made It Ii

Ham Carbonara with Angel Hair

Cosmicmother 6 years ago
Made for January 2018 Pasta and Rice IMI Challenge

Ham Carbonara With Angel Hair by Gkwillow

This was perfect! I love carbonara but only had ham, so when I saw this recipe I had to make it. It was so easy and quick to pull together! I found it far less heavy and greasy than regular carbonara too.
The recipe said to set aside a 1/2 cup of pasta water and I used all of it while stirring the pasta into the sauce. You might want to set aside more water just in case, but the amount was perfect this time around.
I ended up sautéing a little bit of onion with the ham as well, so I added the garlic with the onions rather than at the end with the eggs.
I doubled the recipe for the 4 of us as I have big eaters! Had I made a salad or other side dishes then I'm sure the one recipe would feed 4.
My picky teenager loved it and went back for seconds! We all loved it too so it's a winner in our house!! :)
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mommyluvs2cook 6 years ago said:

That looks so delicious and creamy Shona! I love carbonara, and have never made one with ham, only bacon, so I'm definitely bookmarking. Good find!

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Cosmicmother 6 years ago said:

Thanks Michelle!
I love bacon so I was a little skeptical, but it's good! I was skeptical about the sour cream too but I think that helped it feel lighter. There was no sour taste to it, the richness of the eggs balanced it out perfectly! :)

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Karen_B 6 years ago said:

This looks really good!!

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eastcoaster 6 years ago said:

Shona, That is a delicious looking pasta dish. Great photo..

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LindaLMT 6 years ago said:

Nice photo Shona!

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CherylsCookingNow 6 years ago said:

This looks good. Nice photo and glad it turned out well.

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Cosmicmother 6 years ago said:

Thanks Ladies :)
I don't make Carbonara often for calorie sake, but this is an easy and delicious alternative!
For a healthier and delicious ham pasta dish Manella's Penne Pasta With Ham is still my favorite! The lemon zest really makes that dish! :)

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