Easy Carbonara Sauce

3 Reviews

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 20 min
Ready In: 30 min

“Quick way to make a really tasty carbonara-style pasta sauce. Serve over cooked pasta.” - by Brigand13

Ingredients

6 ounces bacon, diced
1 large onion, diced
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 (12 ounce) jar Alfredo sauce
1/2 cup water
3 roma (plum) tomatoes - halved, seeded, and chopped

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Original recipe yields 6 servings

Directions

Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain all but about 2 tablespoons bacon drippings from skillet. Cook and stir onion with bacon in reserved drippings until onion is translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, 2 minutes.
Pour Alfredo sauce into onion-bacon mixture; rinse jar with the water and pour into skillet. Stir sauce with a wooden spoon, thoroughly scraping any brown bits of food from bottom of the skillet. Bring sauce to a simmer; add tomatoes. Simmer sauce until flavors blend, about 5 minutes.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (6 total)

Calories
231 cal
12%

Fat
20.3 g
31%

Carbs
6.9 g
2%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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StellaReynosoPhotography

Feb. 15, 2013

"So delicious! And so quick to make! Perfect for a wholesome week night meal. I was concerned about the lack of seasonings, but due to the saltiness from the bacon, and the seasonings from the jar o..." See moref sauce, it didn't need a single adjustment, and my kids ate two servings. We served this with thin whole wheat spaghetti and it paired beautifully."

Katie B.

Feb. 28, 2013

"I totally made this last night!! It was amazing! I chose a roasted red pepper alfredo so I diced up some red pepper and sauted it with the onions!! Soooooooooo goooooood! Great recipe!..." See more"

Twin Creations Catering

May. 11, 2013

"The title of this recipe miss-represents what kind of sauce it really is. This is not an "easy carbonara sauce" nor is it a "carbonara style" sauce, there are no eggs. Eggs yolks are what make it carb..." See moreonara. This recipe is an Alfredo Sauce...like the jar says. Just thought folks should know. Would hate for someone with food allergies to think that this is the type of sauce they will get if they order spaghetti carbonara from a restaurant."

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