Who doesn’t love a good carbonara?Well now Aussie slow cooker fans have found a SUPER easy way to whip up the pasta dinner favourite – and we couldn’t love it more!
The recipe – which we spotted on the Slow Cooker Recipe & Tips Facebook page – has gone viral, with home chefs all around the country cooking it up right now.
Why, because it’s so easy – you just dump all the ingredients (including the raw pasta!) in the slow cooker and let it do all the hard work for you!
Says the Facebook page: ‘I jumped on the Carbonara band wagon today after seeing everyone say how good it is and well now I know why… it’s amazing!! 😍🤤👌🏼Wish I tried it sooner ha ha.‘I was a little worried about cooking the pasta in the slow cooker but I followed the times on the recipe and it turned out perfect and plenty of sauce still 👍🏼.’Otherfollowersmentionedhowthey’dalsotriedtherecipe – with amazing results.‘I made this how amazing is it 😍😍😍,’saidone.Added another: ‘It’s soooo yummy 😋’Saidathird:‘Easily the best carbonara I’ve ever had!’See below for the full recipe and instructions – and don’t forget to head to the group’s Facebook page for more!Slow Cooker Pasta CarbonaraRecipe courtesy of Slow Cooker Recipe & TipsIngredients* 1kg chicken thighs, diced* 300g bacon, diced* 400g mushrooms, sliced* 1 onion, diced* 3 teaspoons minced garlic* 2 cans of Cream of Chicken Condensed Soup* 2x 600ml thickened cream* 1 Chicken Stock Cube* 1 packet 500g penne pasta Directions* Add chicken, onion, bacon, garlic, mushrooms, stock cube into 6L slow cooker.* Pour over soups.* Add cream* Stir together* Cook on LOW for 4 hours* Put pasta (uncooked) in slow cooker* Gently combine* Cook on HIGH for a further 1.5 hours in slow cooker and serve.