Creamy spaghetti carbonara with beef and shiitake mushrooms

Creamy spaghetti carbonara with beef and shiitake mushrooms

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Spaghetti coated in a creamy Parmesan sauce, with minced beef and sautéed shiitake mushrooms seasoned with garlic: a rich and quick carbonara dish.

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This carbonara is made with a sauce of cream, milk, and egg yolk, seasoned with golden garlic, thin slices of beef, and shiitake mushrooms. It is then combined with spaghetti and finished with a generous sprinkling of Parmesan cheese.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodbread
  • Estimated cost$2.73 $1.37 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

2 people
  • $0.47
  • $0.05
  • $0.14
  • $0.55
  • $0.74
  • $0.32
  • $0.36
  • $0.08
  • $0.02

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Combine the milk and cooking cream in a container. ≈ 4 min
  2. Add the egg yolk and mix well. ≈ 4 min
  3. Season with salt and powdered seasoning, then set aside. ≈ 2 min
  4. Heat the oil in a pan and add the minced garlic until it turns golden.
  5. Add the beef and mushrooms, then let it cook.
  6. Add the spaghetti. ≈ 3 min
  7. Pour, and mix thoroughly. ≈ 4 min
  8. Finally, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Creamy spaghetti carbonara with beef and shiitake mushrooms

  • 180 g of spaghetti$0.47
  • 50 ml of milk$0.05
  • 10 g of chopped garlic$0.14
  • 30 g of finely minced beef$0.55
  • 30 g of finely chopped shiitake mushrooms$0.74
  • 1 egg yolk$0.32
  • 30 g of Parmesan cheese$0.36
  • oil-based paint$0.08
  • salt and powdered seasoning$0.02

Total$2.73

that's $1.37 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 180 g of spaghetti
  • 100 g of cooking cream
  • 50 ml of milk
  • 10 g of chopped garlic
  • 30 g of finely minced beef
  • 30 g of finely chopped shiitake mushrooms
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 30 g of Parmesan cheese
  • oil-based paint
  • salt and powdered seasoning

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