25 Minute Spaghetti Carbonara Recipe

Spaghetti Carbonara

Recipe by Jamie Sanders
Prep time: 10
Cook time: 15
Total time: 25
Yield: 4

Ingredients:

• 12 oz Spaghetti noodles
• 6 to 8 Slices of bacon (your choice)
• 4 Safe Eggs, lightly beaten
• 3/4 cup half n half
• 1/2 cup Freshly shredded parmesan cheese, plus a bit more for garnish
• Up to 1/2 cup reserved pasta cooking water
• 1 cup Baby Spinach, torn w/ stems removed, plus a bit more for garnish
• Salt and pepper, to taste

Cooking Directions:

1. In Large pot, cook pasta according to the package directions.  Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of pasta cooking water.
2. Meanwhile, cook bacon in a large skillet until crisp.  Remove from pan and dice.  Discard most of the excess bacon drippings.  (I used turkey bacon, so there was hardly any drippings.)
3. While the bacon is cooking, thoroughly mix together the eggs and half n half.
4. Add cooked pasta to the large skillet.  Add egg/cream mixture and parmesan cheese to the pasta.  Using tongs, mix together until the egg/cream mixture is coating the pasta.
5. Add the reserved cooking water a tablespoon at a time until the cream sauce reaches the desired consistency.  (If you find you have added too much pasta water, heat the pasta over med-low until the sauce thickens.  Keep tossing the pasta until desired thickness.)
6. Add bacon (hold back about a tablespoon of the bacon for garnish) and spinach to the pasta and gently combine.  Add salt and pepper to taste.
7. Top with reserved bacon, spinach and cheese.