đ€ What Makes This Recipe So Good
Tender pasta, coated in a rich & creamy parmesan sauce, combined with juicy shrimp and crispy bacon. What could be better?! This shrimp carbonara is packed full of fresh, rich flavor. Whether youâre cooking for the family, a date night, or for company, this dish is sure to be a crowd-pleaser! Donât let the recipe intimidate you. All the ingredients youâll need are easily accessible at most grocery stores, thereâs nothing fancy or hard-to-find required. Simple ingredients for a simple recipe! We used organic spaghetti, but you can easily swap that out for gluten-free pasta, whole-wheat pasta, or even palmini noodles. Shrimp carbonara gives the elevated feel of a restaurant-quality dish, made right in your own kitchen! To take this dish to yet another another level, you could start with a salad topped with Italian dressing, or finish the evening with an absolutely delectable vanilla bean panna cotta!
đ©âđł Chefâs Tips
Cook time on the bacon may vary, but just make sure you donât overcook it! Thereâs a fine line between crispy bacon and flat-out burnt bacon. If youâre not sure how close youâre getting, err on the side of âflimsyâ. The taste of burnt bacon will absolutely throw off the whole rest of the dish. I personally love a really saucy pasta. If you do, too, there are a couple of ways to make your shrimp carbonara even saucier. For starters, using less pasta with the same amount of sauce will automatically give you a higher sauce-to-pasta ratio. If you want to stick with the same amount of pasta, though, head to the Notes section of the recipe card. Iâve included an easy adjustment! You donât want to overcook your pasta â al dente is the goal! If youâre not always confident youâve gotten it just right, donât bother throwing noodles at your wall. The easiest and safest bet is to boil the pasta for 1 minute less than the instructions on the packaging indicate. When you add the pasta to the skillet later in the recipe, itâll cook a little more. Slightly undercooking it to start helps guarantee you donât overcook it by the end. No one wants mushy noodles! Speaking of your pasta⊠SALT YOUR WATER! No, really. I know youâre coating the noodles in a delicious sauce later, but even with a sauce, you can typically tell when the noodles are bland. Boiling the noodles is pretty much your only opportunity to season them. Salting your water really well â not just a little pinch â makes a big difference!
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