Pasta Carbonara

35 mins active prep time, 5 servings

Ingredients (included in delivery)

- 400g spaghetti 
- 200g short cut bacon, finely diced
- 1 cup grated parmesan cheese, plus extra to serve
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped

Ingredients (pantry items)

- 1 tbsp olive oil
-  2 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 tsp black pepper, freshly ground

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What you'll need

Olive oil, garlic, eggs, black pepper.

Instructions

1. Cook pasta

Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil. Add spaghetti and cook for 8-10 minutes. Drain and reserve cup of cooking water. Set aside.
2. Cook bacon & garlic

Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the bacon and cook, stirring, for around 2 minutes or until beginning to look crisp. Add garlic and cook while stirring for 30 seconds, until fragrant.
3. Prepare egg mixture

Combine the eggs, parmesan cheese and pepper in a small bowl.
4. Toss all ingredients

Add the hot spaghetti to the bacon mixture in the pan. Toss quickly with tongs to combine. Remove the pan from the heat; add the egg mixture, tossing constantly, then add some of the reserved cooking water.
5. Serve

Serve pasta topped with fresh parsley and extra parmesan cheese.