Recipe

Quick carbonara

Quick, easy and delicious, this creamy carbonara pasta with pancetta is the ultimate after-work dinner dish.

Dec 30, 2014 1:00pm
  • 5 mins preparation
  • 5 mins cooking
  • Serves 4
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Ingredients

Quick carbonara
  • 500 gram fresh fettuccine
  • 300 millilitre cream
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan
  • 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
  • 150克肉,厚切片
  • 1/4 cup roughly chopped flat-leaf parsley, plus extra to serve
  • salad, to serve (optional)
  • crusty bread, to serve (optional)

Method

Quick carbonara
  • 1
    In a large saucepan of boiling, salted water, cook pasta according to packet instructions.
  • 2
    Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together the cream, eggs, parmesan and mustard. Season to taste.
  • 3
    Drain pasta and return to pan. Toss cream mixture, pancetta and parsley through hot pasta.
  • 4
    Serve topped with extra parsley and accompany with a salad and crusty bread.

Notes

You can quickly saute the pancetta before adding it to the pasta. For lower-fat version, replace cream with little evaporated milk.

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