Spaghetti alla carbonara with bacon bits - video

Name: Spaghetti alla carbonara with bacon bits - video
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: En
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.

Main Dish

Very Easy

35 min

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.

Preparation

Preparation15 min

Cook time20 min

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.