Quick carbonara
Waitrose and Partners

Quick carbonara

This easy, Italian classic can be prepared and cooked in just 15 minutes – perfect for a weeknight dinner.

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  • Serves4
  • CourseMain meal
  • Prepare5 mins
  • Cook10 mins
  • Total time15 mins

Ingredients

  • 300g essential Waitrose Linguine
  • 154g pack Cooks' Ingredients Diced Smoked Pancetta
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 170ml tub double cream
  • 25g pack flat leaf parsley, leaves only, roughly chopped

Method

  1. Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Add the pasta and cook for 10 minutes.

  2. Meanwhile, warm a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Dry-fry the pancetta for 5 minutes, stirring often, until golden. Add the garlic and cook for a further 30-60 seconds until soft but not coloured. Stir in the cream.

  3. Using tongs, add the cooked pasta to the frying pan together with some of the cooking water. Add the parsley, season to taste and mix well, adding more pasta cooking water to give a creamy consistency. Try served with freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano and dressed salad leaves.

Nutritional

Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

2,392kJ/ 572kcals

Fat

31.8g

Saturated Fat

16.8g

Carbohydrates

54.5g

Sugars

2.6g

Fibre

3.2g

Protein

17g

Salt

1.1g

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