Reviewed: Oct. 8, 2011

Really good. Used bacon instead of ham. My husband loved it. Will definitely be making it again.

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jeanie

Reviewed: Apr. 11, 2011

This isn't really carbonara. I'm not basing my star rating on that fact, but please be aware that carbonara contains beaten egg tossed with hot pasta to lightly cook the egg. This isn't that dish. My rating is based on the following facts: 1. There is way too much sauce for this recipe. 2. The recipe desperately needs more flavor. I added extra cheese and grated garlic. 3. As soon as the sauce started to bubble, it started to break. The resulting texture was not great. My husband picked out and ate just the tortellini. The 1/2 inch chunks of ham seemed strange to us as well. I liked the idea of a tortellini carbonara, but this isn't really what I had in mind.

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Pam-3BoysMama

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Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 5, 2010

We did like this recipe, very easy. I did change this up a bit based on other comments. I used 1/2 of the half and half due to others commenting on this runny. I added in more as it thickened up. I also used pancetta instead of ham due to our preference.

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Gilta

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: May 8, 2010

I thought that this was a very good recipe. I modified it like I always do though. I added Mushrooms and 4 oz. of cream cheese. It was very yummy.

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Shelley

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Whittier, California, USA

Living In: Riverside, California, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2009

I did not like this dish. I have made a lot of cheese sauces and this one was abominable. The parmesan did not break down and the sauce didn’t thicken so I used cornstarch to set. With a different sauce I believe that this would be a wonderful dish.

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skw1318

Reviewed: Oct. 1, 2008

Okay, this was a wonderful, full of flavor meal. I am only giving it 4 stars, though, because half-and-half will never thicken properly. I used 2 cups of heavy cream and 2 cups of half-and-half and it thickened beautifully! My family loved this!

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Julie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Iona, Idaho, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 28, 2008

Very delicious. Will make again.

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SUSANLEAF

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

Reviewed: Mar. 23, 2008

Yummy, really rich, I even used a oat-based cream substitute! I had to add some flour to the sauce as it was a bit too thin even after waiting extra long for the thickening process, but all in all it was a big hit with the family, kids included!

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Karrie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Portland, Oregon, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2008

This is YUUMY! I sauteed garlic with the onions and ham for extra flavour. I tossed the sauce with gnocchi I made from the "Quick Gnocchi" recipe from this site and the combination was delicious!

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Mom of Three

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2007

This recipe needs way more instruction. I followed the basics, but the sauce, as others have stated did not thicken after 20 mins after it began to bubble.

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