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Spaghetti carbonara 2

Serves 4 | Prep 3 mins | Cook 17 mins

This Italian classic, flavoured with pancetta and a garlic eggs sauce that cooks around the hot spaghetti, is popular worldwide. It makes a great last minute supper.

Source: The Half Hour Cook

Ingredients

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30 ml olive oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 large clove garlic, crushed
8 slices pancetta and rindless streaky bacon, cut into 1 cm pieces
350 g dried spaghetti
4 eggs
120 ml creme fraiche
4 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
salt and ground black pepper

Instructions

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Heat the oil in a large pan, add the onion and garlic and fry gently for about until softened.
Add the pancetta or bacon to the pan, cook for , stirring often.
Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti in a large pan of lightly salted boiling water for .
Put the eggs, creme fraiche and grated Parmesan in a bowl. Stir in plenty of black pepper, then beat well together
Drain the pasta thoroughly, tip it into the pan with the pancetta or bacon and toss well to mix
Turn off the heat under the pan, then immediately add the egg mixture and toss thoroughly so that it cooks lightly and coats the pasta.
Season to taste, then divide the pasta among four warmed bowls and sprinkle with ground black pepper. Serve immediately, with extra grated Parmesan.

Nutrition

Per Serving	% Daily Value
Calories 552 kcal	27.6%
Total Fat 7 g	9.0%
Saturated Fat 1 g	5.0%
Carbohydrates 108.3 g	39.4%
Dietary Fibre 3 g	10.7%
Sugars 4.8 g	9.6%
Protein 12.7 g	25.4%
Sodium 0.01 g	0.4%

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