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Spaghetti carbonara with sour cream and Parmesan

Name: Spaghetti carbonara with sour cream and Parmesan
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 350 g Ham (or bacon); 400 g Spaghetti; 2 tbsp Olive oil; 4 Egg yolks; 2 Garlic cloves; 225 ml Sour cream; 75 g Parmesan (grated); to taste Salt

Spaghetti with ham or bacon and garlic, tossed in a sauce of egg yolks, sour cream, and Parmesan and cooked until thick. Serves 4.

Italian cuisine · Quick recipes in 35 minutes · Translated from Slovak · October 24, 2026

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Servings: 4 servings
Difficulty: Easy
Cuisine: Italian

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Spaghetti carbonara with sour cream and Parmesan is a quick homemade version of the well-known Italian pasta dish. Briefly sauté garlic with ham or bacon in olive oil, then add spaghetti cooked al dente and a sauce of egg yolks, sour cream, and grated Parmesan. Heat everything together until the sauce thickens. This meal for four takes about 15 minutes, making it a good option when you're short on time.

Ingredients

4 servings

Ham (or bacon) 350 g
Spaghetti 400 g
Olive oil 2 tbsp
Egg yolks 4
Garlic cloves 2
Sour cream 225 ml
Parmesan (grated) 75 g
Salt to taste

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Instructions

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Heat the olive oil in a skillet. Add the chopped garlic and ham and sauté briefly, about 3 minutes.
For the sauce, whisk the sour cream with the egg yolks, then add Parmesan, salt, and pepper to taste.
Cook the spaghetti, preferably until al dente, drain, and add to the garlic and ham. Pour in the sauce and cook everything together for 7–8 minutes, until the sauce thickens.

Tip: The egg yolk sauce will curdle if it boils vigorously, so heat it with the spaghetti over low heat, stirring constantly until thick and creamy.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per serving, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 743 kcal
Protein: 39 g
Carbohydrates: 79 g
of which sugars: 4.9 g
Fat: 29 g
of which saturates: 12 g
Fiber: 3.3 g
Salt: 3.2 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: Špagety carbonara s kyslou smotanou a parmezánom