Spaghetti carbonara
11
Points®
Total time: 30 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 15 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
This dish is a favourite classic all over the world for a reason. Whip it up and you’ll see why.
Ingredients
Dry pasta
200 g, spaghetti
Olive oil
1 tbs
Mushrooms
200 g, button variety, sliced
Shortcut bacon
112 g, (Buy 125g) fat trimmed, thinly sliced
Garlic
2 clove(s), crushed
Green shallot(s)
4 individual, thinly sliced
Egg(s)
3 medium
Light cream
¼ cup(s), (cooking cream), (60ml)
Grated parmesan cheese
¼ cup(s), (20g)
Fresh flat-leaf parsley
2 tbs, finely chopped
Instructions
1
Cook spaghetti in a large saucepan of boiling salted water following packet instructions, or until just tender. Drain well and return to pan.
2
Heat oil in a large non-stick frying pan over high heat. Cook mushrooms and bacon, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until golden. Add garlic and shallots and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until fragrant.
3
Whisk eggs, cream and parmesan in a small jug. Add spaghetti to mushroom mixture in pan and toss to combine. Remove from heat and stir through egg mixture and parsley. Stir thoroughly for 1–2 minutes until spaghetti is coated and a smooth sauce forms. Season with salt and pepper and serve.
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