Use milk and cream cheese in place of eggs to make an extra-creamy carbonara.
Prep
19 min
Cook
54 min
Servings
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
1
, 8 ounce
1 cup frozen peas
5 slices bacon
1 clove garlic
, minced
1 cup milk
½
, 8 ounce
0.25 cups grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
1
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook linguine at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes, adding peas in the last minute of cooking. Drain and keep warm in a bowl.
2
Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Transfer bacon to paper towels, reserving 1 tablespoon of drippings in the skillet.
3
Add garlic to the skillet; saute for 1 minute. Reduce heat to low and stir in milk and cream cheese until blended.
4
Crumble bacon and add to the linguine along with sauce and Parmesan cheese; stir to coat.
Nutrition per serving
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