Recipe: Perfect Mushroom carbonara

Mushroom carbonara. Toss mushrooms and ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil once in pan to coat in oil. Mushroom Carbonara Mushrooms take the place of the traditional cured pork in this vegetarian carbonara recipe—but fear not, the dish does not lack depth of flavor! Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.

For this mushroom edition of the carbonara I decided to keep the bacon in. I love the saltiness it adds to otherwise quite mild tasting dish. But feel free to leave the bacon out and keep this recipe vegetarian. You can cook Mushroom carbonara using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Mushroom carbonara

1. You need 8 slices of thick cut bacon, chopped into 1/2 in slivers.
2. You need 1 tbsp of freshly cracked black pepper (large grind).
3. It's 1 of medium onion, chopped.
4. You need 1 lb of mushrooms of your choice, thinly sliced.
5. Prepare 1 lb of dry spaghetti noodles.
6. Prepare 2/3 cup of grated pecorino romano.
7. You need 2/3 cup of grated parmesan.
8. It's 4 of large egg yolks.
9. You need Handful of fresh Italian parsley, chopped.

The process for it is very simple. Get the pasta going in a pot of boiling water. Rich creamy pasta tossed with mushrooms and fresh parsley. A classic spin on carbonara with mushrooms for an earthy twist.

Mushroom carbonara step by step

1. Put a large pot of salted water on high heat..
2. Add the bacon to a large pan on high heat. Fry until the bacon is crispy but still has a little chew, about 5 minutes..
3. Add the black pepper and onions to the pan of bacon and fry 2 minutes. Add the mushrooms. Turn the heat to medium-low while you finish the noodles and sauce..
4. When the salted water reaches a boil, drop in the pasta. Keep an eye on the sauce and stir it occasionally to prevent burning..
5. When the pasta is a minute from being cooked, drag it into the pan of mushrooms. Reserve some of the pasta water..
6. In a large bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and cheeses. Add enough cold water to thin the mixture to the consistency of runny pancake batter. Stir it quickly into the hot pasta to coat the noodles. If they still seem too thick, add a splash of pasta water. Toss in the parsley before serving..

Carbonara by nature is a simple dish made with few. Spaghetti alla carbonara with mushrooms is a very quick dish to make with a few simple ingredients that turns into something incredibly delicious. It's always gobbled down pretty quickly in our household, and I dare you to see if you have the same response. This quick mushroom carbonara pasta dish is the perfect midweek supper - speedy, scrumptious and comforting. Stir in the spinach and stir until the leaves are just wilted.