Pasta la Carbonara Recipe
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Serves: 4
 
Easy Gluten Free Pasta dish featuring bacon, peas and cheese.
Ingredients
  • 1 lb thick cut bacon, chopped into large pieces
  • 1 lb mung bean pasta
  • 4 egg yokes
  • ½ cup half and half or cream
  • salt (to taste)
  • pepper (to taste)
  • 1¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1½ cup peas, frozen
Instructions
  1. In a frying pan, cook bacon pieces until they are crisp, set aside.
  2. While bacon is frying, in a large pot bring water to a boil, and cook pasta according to directions.
  3. In a small sauce pan over low heat, combine egg yokes, half and half, salt, pepper and cheese.
  4. Using a flexible spatula constantly stir the mixture so that the egg does not burn, about 5 minutes or until slightly thickened and heated through.
  5. Drain pasta.
  6. Mix pasta, bacon, peas and egg mixture.
  7. Serve immediately.
Recipe by Matthew's Puzzle - Autism Recovery, Gluten Free, Green Living Mom Blog at https://www.matthewspuzzle.com/2012/07/pasta-la-carbonara-recipe.html