Name: Bacon and Egg Carbonara
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 c Grated Parmesan cheese; 2 c Sour cream; 1/4 c chives Chopped; 4 Egg yolks; 8 oz Dry thin pasta such as Angel hair pasta; 8 oz bacon Sliced (about 10 slices)

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INGREDIENTS

1 c Grated Parmesan cheese
2 c Sour cream
1/4 c chives ; Chopped
4 Egg yolks
8 oz Dry thin pasta ; such as Angel hair pasta
8 oz bacon ; Sliced (about 10 slices)

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INSTRUCTIONS

In a wide fry pan; cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Spoon off and discard all but 3 TBSP of the drippings; keep pan with bacon warm over lowest heat. In a 5 - 6 quart pan; cook pasta in three quarts boiling water just until tender to bite (@3 minutes for dry capellini. 8-10 minutes for dry vermicelli, and 1 to 2 minutes for fresh angel hair pasta); or cook according to package directions. After adding the pasta to the boiling water, spoon 1/2 c of the sour cream into each of 4 wide, shallow bowls; place bowls in a 200 degree oven while completing cooking. Drain pasta well; add pasta and chives to bacon in the pan. Mix lightly, using two forks. Spoon an equal portion of pasta mixture into each warm bowl. Make a nest in the center of each; slip in an egg yolk. Mix each portion individually and sprinkle with cheese.

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Bacon and Egg Carbonara

1 c Grated Parmesan cheese 
2 c Sour cream 
1/4 c chives Chopped
4  Egg yolks 
8 oz Dry thin pasta such as Angel hair pasta
8 oz bacon Sliced (about 10 slices)

In a wide fry pan; cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Spoon off and  discard all but 3 TBSP of the drippings; keep pan with bacon warm over  lowest heat. In a 5 - 6 quart pan; cook pasta in three quarts boiling water  just until tender to bite (@3 minutes for dry capellini. 8-10 minutes for  dry vermicelli, and 1 to 2 minutes for fresh angel hair pasta); or cook  according to package directions.  After adding the pasta to the boiling  water, spoon 1/2 c of the sour cream into each of 4 wide, shallow bowls;  place bowls in a 200 degree oven while completing cooking. Drain pasta  well; add pasta and chives to bacon in the pan. Mix lightly, using two  forks.  Spoon an equal portion of pasta mixture into each warm bowl. Make a  nest in the center of each; slip in an egg yolk. Mix each portion  individually and sprinkle with cheese.

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (356g)
Recipe Makes: 4

Calories: 1072
Calories from Fat: 749 (70%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 83.3g	111 %
	Saturated Fat 33.7g	168 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 32.8g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 10g
Cholesterol 1813mg		558 %
Sodium 806.7mg		28 %
Potassium 528.8mg		14 %
Total Carbohydrate 39.3g		12 %
	Dietary Fiber 0.2g	1 %
	Sugars, other 39.1g
Protein 41.3g		59 %
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Calories per serving: 1072

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