Creamy carbonara with Orava bacon and Parmesan

Name: Creamy carbonara with Orava bacon and Parmesan
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 500 g Spaghetti; 4 Egg yolks; 150 ml Heavy whipping cream; 150 g Orava bacon (Slovak smoked bacon); 1 Garlic clove; 50 g Parmesan; to taste Parsley; to taste Salt and pepper

Spaghetti with Slovak smoked bacon, garlic, an egg yolk and heavy cream sauce, finished with Parmesan and parsley. Serves 4.

Italian cuisine · Translated from Slovak · October 24, 2026

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Servings: 4 servings
Difficulty: Easy
Cuisine: Italian

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Creamy carbonara with Orava bacon, a Slovak smoked bacon, and Parmesan is a quick version of the popular spaghetti dish, with a sauce made from egg yolks and heavy whipping cream. The bacon is cut into thin strips and cooked until translucent, then finely chopped garlic and drained spaghetti cooked al dente are added. A mixture of egg yolks, cream, salt, and pepper is then stirred in. Sprinkle the finished pasta with grated Parmesan and parsley; the whole dish is on the table in about 25 minutes.

Instructions

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Gather all the ingredients: spaghetti, egg yolks, cream, bacon, garlic, Parmesan, and parsley.
Cook the spaghetti in salted water until al dente. Place the egg yolks and cream in a bowl, add salt and pepper, and mix.
Cut the bacon into thin strips. Peel and finely chop the garlic. Cook the bacon in oil until translucent, add the garlic, cook briefly, then stir in the drained pasta.
Turn off the heat, pour the egg mixture over the pasta, and toss to combine. Immediately divide among plates and serve sprinkled with Parmesan and parsley.

Tip: Warm the plates beforehand, as the egg yolk and cream sauce will quickly thicken and set on cold plates. Grate the Parmesan very finely so it melts evenly over the hot spaghetti.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per serving, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 845 kcal
Protein: 30 g
Carbohydrates: 96 g
of which sugars: 4.7 g
Fat: 37 g
of which saturates: 17 g
Fiber: 4.1 g
Salt: 1.6 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Smotanová carbonara s oravskou slaninou a parmezánom