Ham carbonara
11
Points®
Total time: 30 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 15 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
This is creamy Italian cooking at its finest, molto bella!
Ingredients
Oil spray
1 x 3 second spray(s)
Deli-sliced leg ham
200 g, thinly sliced
Dry pasta
240 g, (spaghetti)
Egg(s)
3 medium
Light cream
¼ cup(s), (65ml)
Skim milk
½ cup(s), (125ml)
Grated parmesan cheese
½ cup(s), (40g), finely grated
Fresh flat-leaf parsley
¼ cup(s), finely chopped
Instructions
1
Lightly spray a medium non-stick frying pan with oil and heat over medium-high heat. Add chopped ham and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until crisp, then remove from pan.
2
Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling water following packet instructions, or until just tender. Drain, reserving ¼ cup (60ml) pasta water. Return cooked pasta to pan and keep warm over low heat.
3
Combine eggs, cream, skim milk and parmesan in a large jug. Add reserved pasta water, egg mixture, half the parsley and half the ham to pasta. Toss gently to combine so egg mixture starts to set and ham is warmed through. Serve pasta topped with remaining parsley and ham.
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