Dead good spaghetti carbonara

Dead good spaghetti carbonara

A classic carbonara recipe that will serve you well in years to come

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 20 mins

Method

  1. Boil a large pan of water and cook the pasta following the packet instructions. Meanwhile, heat a knob of butter in a small frying pan and cook the shallot, garlic and bacon for 5-7 minutes until golden. Beat together the eggs, cream, most of the Parmesan and plenty of ground black pepper.
  2. Drain the spaghetti and return to the pan, off the heat. Add the shallot and egg mixtures and toss together until the pasta is evenly coated. Divide between two bowls then scatter the rest of the Parmesan over, with a grinding of black pepper to serve.
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Per serving

913 kcalories, protein 39.7g, carbohydrate 95.3g, fat 44.1 g, saturated fat 20.7g, fibre 3.9g, salt 2.57 g

Recipe from olive magazine, February 2006.

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  • 02 November 2011

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  • 03 December 2011

    Jemtacko rated and commented on this recipe

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    Found this recipe really easy to make for my first time and myself and my children loved it!!

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  • 06 December 2011

    luby12 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I made this with black forest ham and it was lovely, the only problem was the dish got cold very quickly because of the cold egg mixture, any suggestions?

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  • 17 December 2011

    stevedyson commented on this recipe

    Really quick and easy recipe which tastes great. I also added a few mushrooms in as well.

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  • 22 December 2011

    mattlongman rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really good, simple recipe. I also added some mushrooms which worked well and reduced the calories a tad by using creme fraiche instead of cream!

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  • 24 December 2011

    Cocojo rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Easy to make but a little bland for my liking maybe a little more salt next time. Also left my mouth with a raw egg taste which was not very pleasant!

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  • 27 December 2011

    whistlegrim rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    I've just made this, and it's turned out like mush :( - and the amount of creamy egg sauce it's made is way too much for 2 people and tastes of nothing. I've had to load it up with salt and chilli flakes to try and make it edible!

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  • 30 December 2011

    Nona rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I added mushrooms. Used up old bacon and parmesan. I think I should have used fresh bacon and parmesan. Serve on warmed plates as cools easily.

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  • 19 January 2012

    Christine rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    super easy, quick and very tasty!

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  • 24 January 2012

    Lucy727 commented on this recipe

    This is really realllly good, cooked without the shallots first time and it turned out amazing. ^^

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  • 25 January 2012

    AliD rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Best carbonara I have had and kids loved it.

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  • 26 January 2012

    Shiny108 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Loved this ! SO tasty and quick and easy. Halved the portion and it made a large single portion - yes I was hungry :o) Will definitely make again.

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  • 10 February 2012

    Amber x rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This was the best spaghetti carbonara that I have ever made. Try it as such an easy recipe to floow and it tastes amazing at the end. Only thing not to sure about is that it has alot of sauce left over at the end of it but just put less cream in it. Enjoy!

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  • 17 February 2012

    fifiyumyum rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Just cooked this for me and my three year old- quick, easy and absolutely delicious - enjoyed by both of us - great as I was feeling uninspired and very hungry!

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  • 20 February 2012

    emmamexico rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I tried this recipe as my first ever attempt at a Carbonara - a recipe that I always thought was more complicated than it appears to be! I live in the Dominican Republic where supplies are a bit hit and miss, so we had use regular yellow onion instead of shallot but this worked for us - my husband loved it. A new one for my repertoire!

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  • 20 February 2012

    amywalsh1985 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very nice and very rich! I also had sausages that needed using so took the meat out of the skins and fried this along with the bacon and it was scrummy. Actually preferred the sausage in it to the bacon.

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  • 22 February 2012

    Yedisan rated this recipe

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  • 24 February 2012

    MengP commented on this recipe

    I thought I could taste the raw egg. Not sure if I have done something wrong.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 20 mins

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Per serving

913 kcalories, protein 39.7g, carbohydrate 95.3g, fat 44.1 g, saturated fat 20.7g, fibre 3.9g, salt 2.57 g

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