Name: Creamy Bacon Pasta
Ingredients: 1 pound pasta (fettuccine is my go-to, but penne, rigatoni, or whatever you’ve got works); 1 pound bacon (get the good stuff – this is no time for turkey bacon); 6 cloves garlic, minced (or more, I won’t tell); 1 small onion, diced (yellow or white, doesn’t matter much); 2 cups heavy cream (told you this wasn’t health food); 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (please, for the love of everything, not the stuff in the green can); 4 egg yolks (this is what makes it silky – don’t skip it); 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (adjust to your spice tolerance); Salt and black pepper (be generous); Optional but awesome: fresh parsley or basil for garnish

Description

Let’s just get this out of the way – this pasta is basically a heart attack on a plate, and I make ZERO apologies for it. This is my go-to “bad day at work” dinner, my “friends are coming over and I want to impress them with minimal effort” dinner, and my “it’s freezing outside and I need comfort food NOW” dinner. It’s creamy, it’s bacony, it’s garlicky, and it makes everything better. You can add vegetables if you want to pretend it’s balanced, but honestly? This is indulgence pasta, pure and simple.

Ingredients

Scale

1 pound pasta (fettuccine is my go-to, but penne, rigatoni, or whatever you’ve got works)
1 pound bacon (get the good stuff – this is no time for turkey bacon)
6 cloves garlic, minced (or more, I won’t tell)
1 small onion, diced (yellow or white, doesn’t matter much)
2 cups heavy cream (told you this wasn’t health food)
1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (please, for the love of everything, not the stuff in the green can)
4 egg yolks (this is what makes it silky – don’t skip it)
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (adjust to your spice tolerance)
Salt and black pepper (be generous)
Optional but awesome: fresh parsley or basil for garnish