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Feb
2013
Spaghetti alla Carbonara {Main Dish Contributor}
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"Hi everyone! I'm Julie from White Lights on Wednesday. I'm really excited to be contributing to Carrie's blog. I feel like Carrie and I have "grown up" blogging together. I hope you're all ready for some delicious Main Dishes from me. I cook dinner for my family about 5 nights a week, and keeping things fresh along with the tried and true recipes can be a challenge.
Today, I've got an easy to make, but sound fancy dinner everyone is sure to love. You can't really go wrong with pasta, bacon, and chicken at our house. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do. Happy eating!"
Spaghetti alla Carbonara
From Tyler Florence
Ingredients:
2 chicken breasts
1 pound spaghetti
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
6 slices bacon, diced
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 eggs
1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, plus extra for garnish
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Fresh basil, torn
Directions:
- Pan saute chicken breasts until coked through. When finished cooking, set aside and keep warm.
**It is important to begin the sauce while the pasta cooks so that the pasta will be hot and will cook the eggs when they are added. - Bring a large pot of water to a boil, salt water generously. Cook spaghetti for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water, and then drain pasta.
- In a large skillet or pot, cook bacon until crispy. Add garlic to the bacon and bacon fat and cook for 1 minute.
- Add spaghetti to bacon, bacon fat, and garlic. Toss to coat pasta and cook for 2 minutes.
- Beat the eggs and Parmesan together in a medium bowl until as smooth as possible.
- Remove the pan from the heat and add egg mixture. Quickly stir pasta to cook eggs and complete the sauce. Add pasta water to thin sauce until it is a consistency of your liking. Season with pepper.
- Slice chicken breast and place on top of pasta. Garnish with Parmesan and basil if desired.
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Kristin @ Little Corbin Hill
February 6, 2013 at 10:52 am (107 days ago)Oh, this looks delicious =)
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