Shrimp Carbonara

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My family loves this. To accommodate food preferences I omit the peas and use rotini pasta rather than spaghetti. I also use Kraft Italian Blend cheese in place of plain ...read more

posted by

Mim3

on 5/10/2013

time

prep:

5 min

total:

20 min

servings

total:

6 servings, 1 cup each

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What You Need

1/2

lb. spaghetti, uncooked

slices OSCAR MAYER Bacon, chopped

lb. uncooked deveined peeled large shrimp

cup frozen peas

tub (10 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Italian Herb Cooking Creme

1/4

cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese

Make It

COOK spaghetti in large saucepan as directed on package, omitting salt. Meanwhile, cook bacon in large skillet until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet with slotted spoon, reserving 1 Tbsp. drippings in skillet. Drain bacon on paper towels.

ADD shrimp to reserved drippings; cook and stir on medium heat 5 min. or until shrimp turn pink. Stir in peas; cook 1 min. Add cooking creme; cook and stir 3 min. or until heated through.

DRAIN spaghetti; return to pan. Add shrimp mixture and bacon; mix lightly. Top with Parmesan.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Serving Suggestion

For added color and texture, serve with a mixed green salad tossed with your favorite KRAFT Light Dressing.

Note

If a thinner sauce is desired, reserve 1/4 cup of the drained pasta cooking water. Add, 1 Tbsp. at a time, to finished recipe until of desired consistency. Top with Parmesan.

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Jjmkirchner

posted:5/14/2012

This meal comes together so quickly! It is delicious as well! As other suggested, I added about 1/2 cup of milk to the finished product to make it creamer because the noodles and parm. cheese dry it up quickly. And I used turkey bacon bits for quickness and EVOO instead of bacon fat. I love the peas in it as they add a pop of color and texture! Wonderful meal!!

a cook

posted:5/3/2012

My family loved it. Since, I've had to make double so that we can all have some reheated the next day! (Which is great because I dont have to wake up so early to make breakfast).

a cook

posted:4/15/2012

My whole family LOVED this! and sooooo easy!

pyrene

posted:4/7/2012

Perhaps add some garlic & mushroom slices; cut down on peas.

cmsieben1

posted:3/21/2012

Tasted pretty good. I do not like pea so I used broccoli instead. I use whole wheat pasta also.

adancer1227

posted:2/26/2012

Silly me used an entire box of spaghetti… DO NOT DO THIS. I hope to make it again with the correct ingredients. Might use bacon bits instead since the chopped bacon seemed too big.

a cook

posted:2/6/2012

Yummy. I used "thin" spaghitti and loved it.

Dana3Dillon

posted:12/24/2011

I also added white wine to this and it was wonderful.

Changes2011

posted:12/14/2011

This was a really good tasting dish. One of the best I have had in a while. The only thing I altered about this recipe was I used extra virgin olive oil instead of the bacon drippings and used bacon pieces instead of cooking the bacon slices. This was a very delicious recipe. Would definitely recommend.

noel1asn

posted:10/31/2011

My 13 year old daughter made this recipe and it was a hit with my husband and other children. I also enjoyed it (what little I got), and found that the dish reheated well in the microwave. Easy to fix, served it with salad and whole grain baguette.