Olive Garden’s Spaghetti Carbonara is a classic Italian pasta dish featuring spaghetti noodles tossed in a creamy sauce with pancetta, Parmesan cheese, and cracked black pepper, offering a rich and comforting flavor experience.
Make our Olive Garden’s Spaghetti Carbonara Restaurant Recipe at home tonight for your family. With our Secret Restaurant Recipe your Spaghetti Carbonara will taste just like Olive Garden’s.
Make our Olive Garden’s Spaghetti Carbonara Restaurant Recipe at home tonight for your family. With our Secret Restaurant Recipe your Spaghetti Carbonara will taste just like Olive Garden’s.
Prep Time30 minutesmins
Active Time20 minutesmins
Total Time50 minutesmins
Course: Cooking Sauce, Kid Favorite, Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Olive Garden, Pasta Dish, Pasta Sauce
Ingredients
1/4cupFlour
1/4cupButter
1quartMilk
1/8teaspoonfreshly ground Black Pepperto taste
1/2teaspoonSaltto taste
24slicesextra thick Bacon
1/4cupOlive Oil
3cupsMushroomssliced
6tablespoonsScallionsfinely minced
1poundSpaghettiuncooked
2teaspoonsfresh Parsleyfinely chopped
1/2cupParmesan Cheesefreshly grated
Instructions
Melt butter in 4-quart heavy saucepan over medium heat.
Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute.
Add milk, salt and pepper and stir vigorously with wire whip until mixture barely comes to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes, whipping frequently while sauce thickens. Keep warm.
Cook bacon until fully cooked. Drain on paper towels. Cut into 1/4-inch pieces and stir into sauce.
Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium heat.
Add sliced mushrooms and minced onions and sauté until golden. Add to sauce.
Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Drain well and add to the sauce along with the parsley. Blend well.
Transfer to warm serving dish. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve immediately.
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