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Easy carbonara

11

Points®

Total time: 35 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 20 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy

Pasta is a staple weeknight meal, and it’s a go-to dinner when you haven’t got much in the fridge

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Ingredients

White pasta, dry

240 g

Onion

1 medium

Bacon medallions, raw

100 g

Egg yolk, raw

3 medium

Parmesan Cheese

40 g

Calorie controlled cooking spray

4 spray(s)

Garlic

2 clove(s)

Instructions

1

Mist a nonstick frying pan with cooking spray and set over a medium heat. Add the onion, and cook for 6-8 minutes until softened, adding a splash of water if it starts to stick. Gently crush the garlic cloves with the back of a spoon, then add them to the pan along with the bacon. Cook for a further 5 minutes until the bacon is golden. Remove and discard the garlic cloves.

2

Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti to pack instructions. Drain, reserving 100ml of the cooking water, and return to the pan.

3

Add the bacon and onion mixture, the egg yolks and Parmesan to the pasta and stir to combine, allowing the heat from the pasta to cook the egg and form a sauce. Add a little of the reserved pasta water to thin the sauce so it coats the spaghetti. Season to taste, then serve sprinkled with more freshly ground black pepper.

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