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Spaghetti Carbonara is fast and easy dinner with just a few ingredients and a luxuriously creamy sauce.

Spaghetti Carbonara

bacon (0.88)

garlic (0.16)

spaghetti (0.66)

eggs (0.92)

Parmesan (1.44)

pepper

Salt (0.05)

parsley (optional) (0.10)

Fill a large pot with water for the pasta and season with salt. Place a lid on the pot and bring it up to a boil over high heat.

While waiting for the water to boil, cut the bacon into small pieces. Cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium-low heat until brown and crispy. Remove the cooked bacon from the skillet, then turn the heat down to low. Mince two cloves of garlic, add them to the warm skillet, and sauté for about one minute or until fragrant and softened, then turn off the heat.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, 1/2 cup of the Parmesan, and a generous dose of freshly cracked pepper.

The water should be boiling at this point, so add the pasta, stir well, and continue to boil the pasta until al dente. Reserve one cup of the starchy pasta cooking water, then drain the pasta in a colander.

Add 1/4 cup of the reserved pasta water to the skillet that was used to cook the bacon. Stir the warm water in the skillet and dissolve the browned bits from the surface of the skillet. Add the steaming hot drained pasta to the skillet and toss in the bacon liquid in the skillet.

Pour the egg and Parmesan mixture over the hot pasta and immediately begin to stir or toss the pasta. Continue to stir the hot pasta in the egg mixture until a creamy sauce forms. Add the remaining Parmesan, a little more freshly cracked pepper, and the reserved bacon bits, and toss again. If the pasta becomes too thick or dry, add a splash more of the reserved pasta water.

Finally, taste the pasta and adjust the salt, Parmesan, or pepper if needed. Top with a pinch or two of roughly chopped parsley leaves.

Pasta puttanesca is an original budget-friendly meal with inexpensive pasta that gets a flavor kick from ingredients like anchovies, olives, and garlic.

Pasta Puttanesca Recipe

olive oil (0.32)

onion

garlic (0.32)

anchovy filets (0.39)

28 ounces. can crushed tomatoes (0.79)

basil (0.05)

tsp crushed red pepper (0.02)

kalamata olives (0.54)

capers

spaghetti (1.09)

Dice the onion and mince the garlic. Add the olive oil, onion, garlic, and anchovy filets to a large skillet. Sauté the ingredients over medium heat until the onions are soft and the anchovies have dissolved.

Add the crushed tomatoes to the skillet, along with the basil, crushed red pepper, sliced olives, and capers. Stir to combine, then allow the sauce to come up to a simmer. Once simmering, turn the heat down to low and let the sauce simmer, stirring occasionally, while you cook the pasta.

Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Once rapidly boiling, add the spaghetti and continue to boil until the pasta is tender (about 7 minutes). Reserve about 1/2 cup of the starchy pasta water before draining the past in a colander.

Add the cooked and drained pasta to the puttanesca sauce in the skillet (or if your skillet is not big enough, add them both to the large pot used to cook the pasta, heat turned off). Stir to combine the pasta with the sauce. If the pasta becomes dry, add a splash or two of the reserved pasta water. Serve hot.

This original recipe for Spicy Sausage Pasta is one of our most popular Pinterest recipes! It's easily one of the best pasta recipes on our entire site, and you HAVE to try it.

Spicy Sausage Pasta

olive oil

lb smoked sausage

garlic,

chicken broth

(10 oz) can Ro-Tel tomatoes and green chiles, Mild

heavy cream

oz penne pasta

salt and pepper, each

Monterey Jack cheese, shredded

scallions

Add olive oil to an oven-safe skillet over medium high heat until just smoking. Add sausage and onions and cook until lightly browned, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

Add broth, tomatoes, cream, pasta, salt and pepper and stir. Bring to a boil, cover skillet, and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until pasta is tender, about 15 minutes.

Remove skillet from heat and stir in 1/2 cup cheese. Top with remaining cheese and sprinkle with scallions. Broil until cheese is melted, spotty brown, and bubbly.

This is my favorite! Love this recipe I have to stop myself from eating it. Favorite recipe I ever found pinterest ?

Made today and I only had macaroni.  My family has texture issues so I blended the tomatoes.  It’s the best meal I’ve made in a long time!!

I found this on pinterest a few years ago and it easily became a favorite meal in our family. Its quick to make I love it is a one pot wonder. I always have to make a double batch bc it is that popular and just that good. Its what's for dinner tonight and I always suggest it when people say they are in a rut and need something new. Thanks for sharing this.

Honestly, I make this pasta every 3 weeks. It is the best thing ever. All I can say is: THANK YOU FOR THIS!

This is my second recipe review EVER and I am 56yrs. old. This was a VERY tasty quick, one pot meal that I made today. I followed this recipe exactly as written and it turned out mighty tasty for sure. My only problem with the whole thing was that it wasn't spicy enough for me. However, this  is SO versatile and excellent as a base recipe . After my first bowl I sprinkled some Tony Chachere's Original Creole seasoning on my second bowl and it was even better. Of course I will be making this again but I will add peas, broccoli or green peppers to it for a veggie flair as well as my Tony C . for an added kick. My friend suggested adding shrimp to the combo for a little Cajun twist which sounds great. Overall I gave this 4 stars because it truly is good as is and it is a great starting point for anything you might want to add in.

I’ve made this many many times with sausage (always a family favorite)! I’m looking to use chicken this time around. Any thoughts on how to prepare?

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A quick and easy weeknight meal that everyone will love!! It’s made all in one pot and dinner will be on the table in less than 30 minutes!

One-pan easy macaroni with chicken in fresh tomato mozzarella sauce! This is a 10-minute delicious healthy dinner that even picky eaters will love!

10-Minute Healthy Macaroni With Chicken

macaroni

chicken,

mozzarella

tomatoes, chopped

strings dill, chopped

garlic

tomato paste

salt

Remove the bones from the chicken thighs.

Place the chicken, chopped tomatoes, olive oil and...

Place the chicken, chopped tomatoes, olive oil and minced garlic in a non-stick pan and cook at medium-high for 3-4 minutes until it starts looking like a tomato sauce.

Add a little bit of water (about 1/4...

Add a little bit of water (about 1/4 cup), some tomato paste, pinch some salt, stir in the macaroni (I used a brand that cooks in 3 minutes) and dill. The macaroni should be just covered, but not drowning in the sauce to cook properly.

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