Shrimp Carbonara

February 01, 2013

I had a dish similar to this at Johnny Carino’s several years ago. My mother-in-law ordered this dish from a banquet style Italian restaurant in Warren, Ohio. I also ordered it and was hooked. I then tried to get it the next time I went to Johnny Carino’s but they no longer served it. Leave it to Paula Deen to have such a great recipe for it.

16 ounces linguine pasta dry
1 tablespoon salt
3 tablespoons butter
1/2 pound pancetta diced
1 medium onion diced fine
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1/2 cup mushrooms sliced
1 pound shrimp medium, peeled, deveined
1/2 cup peas frozen
4 large egg yolks
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1 cup parmigiano-reggiano cheese grated
1 teaspoon black pepper

Cook the linguine al dente (firm but not hard), in a large pot of boiling salted water according to package directions. Add frozen peas to pot approximately 2 minutes before linguine is done. Meanwhile, fry...
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Nutritions

Calories
556

Sodium
1603mg
66% DV

Fat
42g
65% DV

Protein
24g
48% DV

Carbs
11g
3% DV

Fiber
5g
22% DV