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December 30, 2014

Quick carbonara

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

QUICK CARBONARA

Serves 4

Prep

5M

Cook

5M

Total

10M

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Ingredients

500 gram fresh fettuccine

300 millilitre cream

3 eggs

1/2 cup grated parmesan

1 teaspoon dijon mustard

150 gram pancetta, thickly sliced

1/4 cup roughly chopped flat-leaf parsley, plus extra to serve

salad, to serve (optional)

crusty bread, to serve (optional)

Method

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.

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

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