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20-minute carbonara with peas

Creamy, quick and super easy to make.

Creamy, quick and super easy to make.

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(53 votes)
Cooking Time

Cook: 20 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 4

Cooking Time

Price: £1.15 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 234g serving contains

Energy
1804kj
431kcal
22%
Fat
16.6g
Med
24%
Saturates
6.1g
Med
30%
Sugars
5g
Med
6%
Salt
1.3g
Med
21%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
771kj/184kcal

Ingredients

200g spaghetti

250g frozen peas

2 medium eggs

25g Parmesan, grated

4 level tbsp reduced-fat crème fraîche

1 tbsp olive oil

4 rashers Asda Extra Special Unsmoked Back Bacon, chopped

1 shallot, finely chopped

1 garlic clove, crushed

Chopped parsley, to serve

Method

1
Add the pasta to a large pan of boiling water, return to the boil, stir once and simmer fast for 10-12 minutes. Add the peas for the last 4 minutes.
2
While the spaghetti is cooking, prepare the other ingredients. Beat the eggs, Parmesan, milk and crème fraîche together.
3
Heat the oil in a frying pan and cook the bacon and shallot over a medium heat, for 5 minutes or until the bacon is cooked and the shallot is just starting to brown. Add the garlic and cook for another minute. Keep warm.
4
Drain the spaghetti and peas and return to the pan, but don't turn on the heat. Add the bacon, then stir in the egg mixture. The heat from the pasta will be enough to lightly cook the egg. Sprinkle with parsley to serve.