Easy spaghetti carbonara
Serves 2
Easy
Total time:
This creamy, classic spaghetti carbonara is bound to please a crowd and takes just 20 minutes to make. We love it with parmesan, crispy bacon and lots of freshly ground black pepper
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- 250g spaghetti
- butter
- 1 shallotfinely chopped
- 2 cloves garlicfinely chopped
- 6 rashers smoked streaky baconchopped
- 2 eggs
- 150ml single cream
- 25g parmesanfinely grated
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal913
- fat44.1g
- carbs95.3g
- fibre3.9g
- protein39.7g
- salt2.57g
Method
step 1
Boil a large pan of water and cook the pasta following the packet instructions.
step 2
Meanwhile, heat a knob of butter in a small frying pan and cook the shallot, garlic and bacon for 5–7 minutes until golden.
step 3
Beat together the eggs, cream, most of the parmesan and plenty of ground black pepper.
step 4
Drain the spaghetti and return to the pan, off the heat. Add the shallot and egg mixtures and toss together.
step 5
Divide between two bowls then scatter the rest of the parmesan over, with a grinding of black pepper to serve.
