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Spaghetti Carbonara

Nutritional Information
Serves 2 - Per Serving
11sp on BLUE, 15sp on GREEN and 6sp on PURPLE (when made with wholewheat pasta)
Calories - 322
Fat - 14.1g
Carbs - 27.4g
Protein - 25.8g
Course Main Course, Pasta, Starter
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 2 people
Calories 322kcal

Ingredients

  • 120 g spaghetti dried
  • 30 g garden peas frozen
  • 4 rashers of back bacon smoked or unsmoked, fat removed and diced into 1cm chunks
  • 3 cloves of garlic peeled and finely chopped
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 40 g parmesan grated
  • 50 g lightest cream cheese
  • Handful of basil/parsley finely chopped

Instructions

  • Pop a large pan of boiling water on a high heat and add 1 tsp of salt.
  • Take a small bowl and add the egg yolks. Whisk and then add the parmesan and cream cheese. Season with black pepper and then whisk again until you have a smooth sauce..
  • Next pop the pasta in the pan to cook and add the peas for the last 2-3 minutes of the pasta cooking time.
  • Whilst the pasta and peas are cooking, spray a frying pan with 1kal and once hot, add the bacon. Fry the bacon for a few minutes and once it’s starting to crisp up, add the garlic (with a little splash of water if the pan is getting a little dry). Fry for another few minutes until the garlic softens and then reduce the heat to low.
  • Once the pasta is cooked, lift it out the water with tongs (rather than draining it) and pop it straight into the pan with the bacon. Use a slotted spoon to lift out any remaining peas and pop them into the bacon pan too. You want a little bit of the pasta water to splash in to the bacon pan to help the sauce stick to the pasta. Stir to combine and then switch off the heat.
  • Next, pour the sauce mixture into the spaghetti/bacon pan with everything else and stir together with the pasta quickly so the sauce becomes nice and smooth (if it's on the heat, the eggs could scramble so make sure its off!!) If the sauce is still a little thick, you can add an extra splash of the pasta water to loosen it up.
  • Season with salt and pepper to taste. Finish with a sprinkle of basil/parsley and a little extra parmesan if you fancy.
  • Enjoy!