Creamy Carbonara

Creamy Carbonara

Creamy Carbonara — prep 5 min, cook 20 min, serves 3. View the full ingredients and method on SmartBites.

Prep time
5 min
Cook time
20 min
Total time
25 minutes
Servings
3

Recipe tags

  • Under 30 mins
  • Family Favourite
  • Dinner
  • Italian

Ingredients

  • 200 g Smoked Bacon Lardons
  • 150 g Mushrooms
  • 250 ml Reduced Fat Creme Fraiche
  • 1 item Eggs
  • 60 g Grated Parmesan
  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 tsp Chopped Garlic
  • 2 pinches Pepper
  • 250 g Tagliatelle
  • 30 g Parmesan Flakes

Method

  1. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and add the bacon lardons once hot. Add the chopped garlic and fry for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, slice the mushrooms.
  2. Cook the tagliatelle in a large saucepan of boiling water for 10 minutes.
  3. Add the mushrooms to the frying pan.
  4. In a jug, add the creme fraiche, grated parmesan, the yolk of the egg and plenty of ground black pepper. Mix well together.
  5. Once the mushrooms and lardons are browned, and the tagliatelle is cooked, spoon the tagliatelle into the frying pan with a pasta ladle, adding some of the pasta water. Keep the remaining pasta water for now.
  6. Add the sauce mixture from the jug to the pasta mix. Stir well to combine and make a creamy sauce.
  7. Simmer very gently for 2 minutes, add more pasta water if required.
  8. Serve in pasta bowls topped with freshly ground black pepper and parmesan shavings.

Notes

  • A classic Italian favourite all the family will enjoy, a quick and easy midweek dinner.

Swaps and substitutes

  • You can use cream instead of creme fraiche for extra richness.