Spaghetti carbonara

13ProPoints®Value

Prep time: 10 min

Cook time: 15 min

Other time: 0 min

Serves: 4

Ingredients

	300 g White Pasta, dry
	1 spray(s) Calorie Controlled Cooking Spray
	4 rasher(s) (medium) Back Bacon, raw, snipped into pieces
	1 medium Spring Onions, trimmed and finely chopped
	1 clove(s) Garlic, peeled and sliced in half
	250 g Medium Fat Soft Cheese, with herbs
	1 medium (raw) Egg, whole
	150 ml Skimmed Milk
	30 g Parmesan Cheese
	2 tablespoons Parsley, fresh
	1 pinch Salt
	1 teaspoons Black Pepper

Instructions

• Bring a large saucepan of lightly salted water to the boil. Add the spaghetti or linguine and cook for about 8 minutes, until just tender, or follow pack instructions.
  
• Meanwhile, heat a frying pan and mist it with low fat cooking spray. Add the bacon and spring onions and sauté them with the garlic clove for about 5 minutes, until softened. Discard the garlic clove - it has just been used to give flavour to the finished dish.
  
• Beat the soft cheese and egg together in a mixing bowl, then add the bacon and spring onions, stirring until combined. Add the milk, half the Parmesan cheese and the parsley. Season.
  
• Drain the pasta, then return it to the saucepan with the liquid. Stir in the egg mixture and heat gently for 2 - 3 minutes, stirring, until the mixture has cooked and thickened.