Pasta, eggs, cheese, and bacon come together in the ultimate Italian favorite: spaghetti carbonara. It was sinfully delicious and even my kids were going on and on about how the dinner 'rocked'! Bacon is cured and smoked pork belly, pancetta is cured pork belly, and guanciale is cured pork jowl.

Ingredients of Kid's Bacon Pasta Carbonara

  1. It's 9 Rashers of Smoked Bacon.
  2. You need 1 Packet of linguini Pasta.
  3. Prepare 1 of Egg.
  4. Prepare 1 of Small Pot Single Cream.

Kid's Bacon Pasta Carbonara step by step

  1. Heat a small amount of olive oil in a pan. Remove the fat from the bacon and fry. Cut the bacon into squares and put aside until later..
  2. Whilst the fat is frying, bring the pasta to the boil and cook for 11 minutes. Once the Pasta has been boiling away for 5 minutes add the rest of the bacon to the frying pan. Use the extra time to beat the egg..
  3. Drain the pasta and remove the fried fat from the pan. Add the pasta to the frying pan and stir in the egg. Stir continuously. Once the egg has cooked through add the single cream to your preference (I have found that just enough to coat all of the pasta is generally preferred by most). Continue to stir for one more minute and serve..
  4. EXTRA - For cheese lovers, serve the dish with a small bowl of grated mild cheddar cheese and allow the child to add as much cheese as they wish..

Finish the carbonara: Add the cooked spaghetti, bacon and basil to the skillet and toss well to combine. Garnish with more cheese and serve hot! Carbonara has been the subject of some severe bastardization here in the states, where we regularly eschew Italian tradition in favor of garlic, bacon, and green peas for some reason. ¼ cup starchy pasta water (optional). Pasta Carbonara recipe is a simple Italian pasta recipe with egg, hard cheese, pancetta and pepper. While pancetta is the traditional meat in pasta Carbonara recipe, bacon lardons and guanciale are also popular choices.

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