Instant Pot Carbonara

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recipe by Chloe Harris www.chloefoodie.com

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    25mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    3
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    602

Creamy traditional carbonara, perfect for a cold evening in or date night that is made in minutes

recipe updated Jan 25, 2022

Ingredients

  • Parmigiano reggiano icon
    Parmigiano reggiano
    100 g
  • Garlic clove icon
    Garlic clove
    2
  • Smoked pancetta icon
    Smoked pancetta
    150 g
  • Egg yolk icon
    Egg yolk
    2
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    ¼ teaspoon
  • Black pepper icon
    Black pepper
    ¼ teaspoon
  • Spaghetti icon
    Spaghetti
    300 g
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    1 pinch
  • Water icon
    Water
    900 ml
  • Black pepper icon
    Black pepper
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Instant Pot Pro Plus
  • kCook icon Medium bowl
  • kCook icon Small bowl
  • kCook icon Inner pot - pro plus

Step preview

  1. In a bowl add the cheese, egg yolks, garlic salt and pepper and mix to form a paste
  2. Pre-heat the inner pot on Sauté for 4 mins
  3. When the Instant Pot Pro plus has finished pre-heating add the pancetta and fry for 4 mins
  4. Remove the pancetta from the inner pot, add to a bowl and set aside
  5. Leave the pancetta residue in the inner pot. Break the spaghetti in half and add it ,slightly scattered, to the inner pot with salt and top with water
  6. Secure the lid onto the Instant Pot Pro Plus
  7. Pressure cook on Max for 4 mins, then quick-release the pressure
  8. Carefully remove the lid and using a ladle remove 2 ladle full of the pasta water and add it to the cheese paste. Mix to combine
  9. Pour off any remaining water from the inner pot but no need to drain it completely
  10. While the Instant Pot Pro Plus is on Keep Warm, to the cooked pasta, add the crispy pancetta, cheese and pasta water mixture and continually mix here for 2 mins to cook and thicken your pasta sauce
  11. Serve Immediatly with some more cracked pepper
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