My Grandma's Famous Carbonara Sauce Recipe

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My Grandma's Famous Carbonara Sauce
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Ingredients
16
Count
Nutrition
429
Calories
Total time
210
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 (16 oz) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 (6 oz) can tomato paste
  • 2 tbsp sweet basil
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 lb bacon
  • 2 slices bread
  • 1/4-1/2 cup milk
  • 1 tbsp sweet basil
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1 tsp garlic

Directions:

  1. SAUCE:.
  2. Fry bacon til cooked, not quite crisp. Add bacon and drippings (yes, drippings!) to above ingredients and simmer for a couple hours.
  3. MEATBALLS:.
  4. Add milk to bread to make a mush, add all other ingredients ane form into meatballs.
  5. Brown in a fry pan, and put into sauce to continue cooking. Add to sauce, and meatballs will cook thru when you are simmering for a couple hours. I have also cooked in a crock pot for 4-6 hours on high with great results.
  6. Serve over pasta of your choice.
  7. My Grandama mixed 1 lb of cooked elbow noodles with this sauce and made it spaghetti hot dish .
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 429.21 Kcal (1797 kJ)
Calories from fat 298.65 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 33.18g 51%
Cholesterol 99.57mg 33%
Sodium 907.84mg 38%
Potassium 421.8mg 9%
Total Carbs 8.86g 3%
Sugars 2.81g 11%
Dietary Fiber 1.56g 6%
Protein 23.97g 48%
Vitamin C 3.8mg 6%
Iron 1.9mg 11%
Calcium 200mg 20%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 229.13 Kcal (959 kJ)
Calories from fat 159.43 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.71g 51%
Cholesterol 53.15mg 33%
Sodium 484.63mg 38%
Potassium 225.17mg 9%
Total Carbs 4.73g 3%
Sugars 1.5g 11%
Dietary Fiber 0.83g 6%
Protein 12.8g 48%
Vitamin C 2mg 6%
Iron 1mg 11%
Calcium 106.7mg 20%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 11
    Points
  • 12
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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