Spaghetti alla carbonara with bacon bits - video

Ingredients

• 1/3 package of spaghetti - cook per package directions.
• 1/2 package of Bacon Bits - real bacon, not imitation.
• 1/2 teaspoon . of black pepper - fresh ground if you have it.
• 1 egg per serving
• 4 tablespoons of grated parmesan
• Water for boiling pasta - reserve 1/4 cup of hot pasta water for sauce.

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Preparation

• Bring one pot of water to boil for pasta. In a small bowl, mix one raw egg with 2 tablespoons of grated parmesan, and about one teaspoon of black pepper.
• Whisk together until well blended. Set aside until final assembly. Add pasta to boiling and salted water. Cook pasta while preparing the rest of the carbonara.
• In a large pan over low/medium heat add bacon bits to heat through. When spaghetti is done drain (reserving some of the pasta water) and add to bacon bits.
• Add 2 tablespoons of hot pasta water to spaghetti and bacon bits. Finally, pour in egg and parmesan mixture. Mix well and allow to heat through for about 30 seconds - careful not to make scrambled eggs.
  
• The egg mixture will thicken with the addition of hot pasta water. It is ready to eat with a final tablespoon sprinkle (or more) of grated parmesan per serving.
• For 2 servings, just double everything - maybe go with a whole package of spaghetti and one whole egg and two egg yokes, for a richer sauce.

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