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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jbs237

posted:10/29/2011

I was very pleased, quick, easy and delish.

irmie01

posted:10/8/2011

AWESOME... hubby gave me the "D" word... DELICIOUS...(very hard to get him to say that... says otherwise he will spoil me) I left out the peas and used green onions instead in the bacon drippings and used peppercorn bacon... Had a friend also over and wanted all the leftovers...was not even much but Hubby just said NO WAY... Can not wait to make again... got it out of your magazine this month that I LOVE

DanielleRapp

posted:9/20/2011

I doubled the sauce recipe because I needed to make 1 lb of pasta. I suggest using milk as other suggested. The bacon HAS to be crisp and I also suggest not mixing the sauce with the pasta, rather spoon it individually for each persons taste..it is rich!!! Danielle:) from NJ

a cook

posted:9/13/2011

Made this for my husband and friends. We all agree this is a great receipe and easy to make. I definitely will make this again. Thanks

jjc924

posted:9/13/2011

This recipe was really easy and tasty. I agree with several people about the sauce getting too dry. I added some milk to it and heated it up and it was great. Much creamier.

NicoleAndrea

posted:9/13/2011

My family and I liked this very much. I used ocsar meyer precooked bacon for convenience. Also added a little milk before serving to thin the sauce a bit. Will make again, and try mushrooms or asparagus instead of peas.

Bridget239

posted:9/13/2011

How unhealthy to cook the shrimp in the bacon grease! I am very disappointed in the unhealthy recipes here.

harmony65

posted:9/13/2011

this recipe is easy and absolutely delicious, I used fettucini instead of spaghetti noodles

Carol873

posted:9/13/2011

My husband made this the other night, it was very good, but seemed a little dry. Maybe some cream cheese and a little milk added to it would help. Otherwise it was very good.

a cook