Spaghetti Carbonara.
** This is NOT Mac and Cheese!
*** This Recipe NEVER should have cream added to it or be sloppy on the plate
Bit of oil in the bottom of the Pot and fry off the Bacon (should be Pancetta but KISS) but make sure it is a nice smoked one. Can add a little garlic toward the end so it doesn't burn but call it optional.
Put the Bacon when cooked onto some paper to drain a bit.
For the Pasta use Spirals or Tubular for the extra surface area over a typical long pasta noodle but use what you have. If you fail at boiling water and cooking Pasta using the instructions then likely you cant be helped
While the Pasta is cooking crack two - three eggs per serve (two is generally plenty) and whisk with a fork until the white and yolk are combined. Crack a good lot of Pepper into this mix.
Next up is the Cheese and DO NOT use soft flavorless plastic rubbish! In tonight's example I used some reasonable blended commercial Pizza cheese but some Parmesan and Mozzarella would be great too, this is where the Creamyness comes from so adjust to taste and texture. For a rough ratio for me about the same volume as the Egg mix works well and add some more Pepper if you like.
By now you have time to pour a Glass of something or open a Beer until the Pasta is ready to strain. Save the Strainer and learn to use the Pot Lid for one less bit of dirty kit.
With the Pasta and Pot as hot as you can stir in the Bacon and add the Egg and Cheese mix and stir. You can add a very very low heat under the pot but get it wrong and you get scrambled lumps of egg in the mix.
Add a bit of Parsley or Basil if you like and even a bit more Pepper if you think it needs it.
Eat and Enjoy or if you really want to save on the dishes eat it out of the pot