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Name: Spaghetti alla Carbonara
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: not set
Ingredients: 1 pound Spaghetti; 1 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil; 4 ounces bacon or pancetta; 1/2 cup Frozen Peas or frozen mixed veggies (optional); 4 cloves garlic; 1/2 teaspoon Red pepper flakes; 2 Eggs; 1 cup Parmesan cheese grated; 1 handful Fresh parsley chopped (optional); Black pepper fresh ground

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INGREDIENTS

1 pound Spaghetti
1 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil
4 ounces bacon ; or pancetta
1/2 cup Frozen Peas ; or frozen mixed veggies (optional)
4 cloves garlic
1/2 teaspoon Red pepper flakes
2 Eggs
1 cup Parmesan cheese grated
1 handful Fresh parsley chopped ; (optional)
Black pepper ; fresh ground

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INSTRUCTIONS

Prepare the sauce while the pasta is cooking to ensure that the spaghetti will be hot and ready when the sauce is finished; it is very important that the pasta is hot when adding the egg mixture, so that the heat of the pasta cooks the raw eggs in the sauce.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, add the pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until tender yet firm (as they say in Italian "al dente.") Drain the pasta well, reserving 1/2 cup of the starchy cooking water to use in the sauce if you wish.

Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a deep skillet over medium flame. Add the bacon(or pancetta) and saute until the bacon is crisp and the fat is rendered. Remove most of the fat. Add peas or veggies and cook until warm. Toss the garlic and red pepper flakes into the pan and saute for less than 1 minute to bloom.

Add the hot, drained spaghetti to the pan and toss for 2 minutes to thoroughly mix. Beat the eggs and Parmesan together in a mixing bowl, stirring well to prevent lumps. Remove the pan from the heat and pour the egg/cheese mixture into the pasta, mixing quickly until the eggs thicken, but do not scramble (this is done off the heat to ensure this does not happen.) Thin out the sauce with a bit of the reserved pasta water, until it reaches desired consistency. Season the carbonara with several turns of freshly ground black pepper and taste for salt. Mound the spaghetti carbonara into warm serving bowls and garnish with chopped parsley. Pass more cheese around the table.

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Spaghetti alla Carbonara

1 pound Spaghetti
1 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil
4 ounces bacon or pancetta
1/2 cup Frozen Peas or frozen mixed veggies (optional)
4 cloves garlic
1/2 teaspoon Red pepper flakes
2 Eggs
1 cup Parmesan cheese grated
1 handful Fresh parsley chopped (optional)
 Black pepper fresh ground

Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a deep skillet over medium flame. Add the bacon(or pancetta) and saute until the bacon is crisp and the fat is rendered. Remove most of the fat.  Add peas or veggies and cook until warm.  Toss the garlic and red pepper flakes into the pan and saute for less than 1 minute to bloom.

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (129g)
Recipe Makes: 6 Servings

Calories: 430
Calories from Fat: 115 (27%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 12.7g	17 %
	Saturated Fat 3.8g	19 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 5.4g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 1.8g
Cholesterol 89mg		27 %
Sodium 191.2mg		7 %
Potassium 333.7mg		9 %
Total Carbohydrate 63.3g		19 %
	Dietary Fiber 3.9g	15 %
	Sugars, other 59.5g
Protein 15.5g		22 %
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Calories per serving: 430

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