Traditional Italian Spaghetti Carbonara with a Creamy Twist

If Mary berry can hit the headlines for adding cream to spaghetti bolognese so can Glotime with the addition of delicious Philadelphia Cheese with this delicious Italian Carbonara.  Indulge and enjoy.

Ingredients

360g spaghetti

200g pancetta or bacon

3 whole eggs

80g grated Parmigiano cheese

Heaped Tablespoon Philadelphia (plain or flavoured with garlic etc)

olive oil

salt

ground black pepper

 

Method

Bring a large pan of water to the boil  add two dessertspoons of coarse salt when water starts to boil.

Throw in the pasta about a minute after the salt.

When the pasta is nearly ready shallow fry in a non stick pan the diced pancetta/bacon for a couple minutes.

Drain the pasta and throw it in the pan together with the pancetta/bacon and continue to fry it, adding a little olive oil.

In a large serving bowl lightly whisk the eggs with a pinch of salt and the grated cheese, add the Philadelphia

Place the pasta with the pancetta/bacon into the egg mixture and give it a quick mix/toss before serving.

Season to taste with freshly ground black pepper.

For extra special twist add a poached egg to the top of the pasta, Enjoy.