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    Spaghetti carbonara

    Enjoy our luxurious but guilt-free version to a traditional creamy carbonara

    Enjoy our luxurious but guilt-free version to a traditional creamy carbonara

    Cooking Time

    Cook: 15 Mins

    Cooking Time

    Serves: 4

    Cooking Time

    Price: 72p per serving

    Nutritional Information

    Each 179g serving contains

    Energy
    2100kj
    502kcal
    25%
    Fat
    16.8g
    Med
    24%
    Saturates
    7.8g
    Med
    39%
    Sugars
    3.9g
    Low
    4%
    Salt
    1.40g
    Med
    23%
    of your reference intake.
    Typical energy values per 100g:
    1173kj/280kcal

    Ingredients

    350g dried spaghetti

    1 spritz olive oil spray

    6 rashers Asda Unsmoked Streaky Bacon, trimmed and roughly chopped

    1 garlic clove, crushed

    2 medium free-range eggs

    6 tbsp Asda Good for you Créme Fraîche

    50g Parmesan, grated

    2 tbsp chopped flat-leaf parsley (optional)

    Method

    1
    Add the spaghetti to a large pan of lightly salted boiling water and cook for 10 minutes or until just tender and al dente when tested with a fork.
    2
    While the spaghetti is cooking, squirt a large non-stick frying pan with olive oil spray. Add the bacon and cook over a high heat until it starts to crisp. Add the garlic and cook for another minute. Turn off the heat and set the pan aside.
    3
    In a bowl, lightly beat together the eggs, reduced-fat crème fraîche and Parmesan. Season to taste.
    4
    As soon as the spaghetti is cooked, drain into a colander then tip it straight back into the pan. Reheat the bacon and garlic for a few minutes and add to the spaghetti with the egg mixture and parsley, if using. Toss together and serve immediately - theres no need to cook the pasta further at this stage as the heat from the spaghetti is enough to lightly cook the egg.