Creamy Carbonara
July 2, 2016
A twist on an old classic
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 5 hrs
- Yields: 6-8 bowls
Directions
1Brown bacon-add garlic and cook till fragrant
2Put bacon, mushrooms, onions & soup into slow cooker. Add the water.
3Chop the Philly Cheese and add to slow cooker
4Put in a good shake of dried parsley
5Stir well to combine
6Cook on LOW for 4.5 hours.
7Put fettuccine in a heatproof bowl and cover with boiling water.
8Continue stirring until all fettuccine is in the water. Cover and leave for 5 minutes, stirring once or twice
9Drain fettuccine and add to slow cooker, stir gently to combine.
10Cover and cook for a further 15-20 minutes. Stir occasionally to ensure pasta is fully coated in sauce.
11Take lid off, add Parmesan cheese, stir through and serve.
Notes
1After adding the pasta, you may wish to add a bit of water to make a saucier sauce (don't add too much at once)
2You can use any pasta you wish with this recipe
3If you do not want to half cook the pasta, just put it on raw and cook for at least 1 hour (I recommend half cooking first though)
4I made this in my 5L slow cooker.
Submitted by Lysette McNeany
14 Reviews
Ronda
March 15, 2022
I made this yesterday and halved the recipe .
It will still be enough for two meals for the 2 of us and we are pleased it is 2 meals as it is yummo.
I put the pasta in an hour before the end of cooking and added 1/2 to 1 cup of water and it was perfectly cooked and easy.
I walk for an hour before our dinner each night and to come home to something that can be stirred and served is so nice.
michelle ashworth
November 23, 2020
love this recipe. i omit onion (because of kids)and mushrooms (because of me lol). only had one can soup and substituted with milk for second can, worked fine.
as i like a lot of ‘sauce’ will double this next time
Halona
May 19, 2020
Tried this recipe tonight, and my oh my…it is really wonderful. Lovely and creamy. I was a bit worried about the 2 pkts of cream cheese, but it definitely added depth of flavour and creaminess. My pasta hating husband went back for seconds.
I did substitute 1 tin of condensed cream of chicken soup with a can of cream of mushroom soup…and added less mushrooms…
Sharni Lions
January 22, 2018
Absolutely wonderful recipe. Used cooking cream instead of soup and just loved it. Also halfed the recipe without any issues 🙂
Steve Mould
September 9, 2017
I love this form of Carbonara. Thank you Lysette .
Marilyn V
September 2, 2017
Kids loved it… will definitely be making again!
Debbie
January 15, 2017
This was so simple to make and so tasty. I have friends asking for it all of the time
Donna Smith
August 9, 2016
If I wanted to add chicken to this recipe would I need to cook it for longer or just the same amount of time?
Thanks
Paulene @ Slow Cooker Central
August 9, 2016
No you’ll be ok 🙂
Trish
August 7, 2016
I just realised that I didn’t pre cook the garlic and bacon will this be a disaster?
Georgie
July 31, 2016
I halved the recipe. Tasted amazing
clare wasley
July 10, 2016
Delicious!! And so easy to make
tracey stehbens
July 3, 2016
wow. i am going to try this but with prawns. oh yum
Mel
October 2, 2022
Absolutely delicious!
My fussy daughter loves this recipe – always asking for seconds and leftovers for the next day. I added chicken – there is still plenty of sauce – and mixed through some baby spinach for my husband and I when serving.