Classic Carbonara
It takes only 6 ingredients to make this delicious Italian pasta dish. Streaky bacon is tossed with fettuccine, eggs, Parmesan, double cream and black pepper. Perfect for lunch or dinner.
Ingredients
Serves: 8
- 450g dry fettuccine
- 8 rashers streaky bacon
- 4 eggs
- 40g grated Parmesan cheese
- 300ml double cream
- ground black pepper to taste
Method
Prep:10min ›
Cook:20min ›
Ready in:30min
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to the boil. Add fettuccine and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
- Fry bacon in frying pan over medium heat until crispy, remove and drain on kitchen towels. Roughly chop and set aside.
- Beat the eggs, cheese and cream in a bowl, then add the bacon. Pour over the fettuccine in the pan and toss gently using tongs.
- Return the pan to a very low heat and cook for 1 to 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Don't overheat or the eggs will scramble. Season well with black pepper and serve.
Similar recipes
Recently viewed
Reviews & ratings
Average global rating:
(169)
Reviews in English (128)
This is so easy to make and very tasty! . I used cheddar instead of parmesan and it tasted delicious!!! Thank you for the recipe, will be making it again soon!!! - 07 Apr 2013
Made with prawns - 09 Mar 2017
Lovely rich recipe use the best parmasan cheese you can find it makes all the difference - 22 Mar 2015