Cheater's Spaghetti Carbonara
Traditionally, a spaghetti carbonara recipe has pasta, bacon, eggs, and cheese in it. I call this Cheater's Spaghetti Carbonara, because instead of bacon, it uses Sizzlean. Remember that? You'll be surprised at how good this spaghetti carbonara recipe really tastes!
Notes
- This is probably enough for 4 so measure your pasta accordingly.
- The Sizzlean tastes more like ham than bacon, so if you want you can use ham.
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Ingredients
- 1/3 pound diced Sizzlean
- 12 ounce spaghetti (dry)
- 1/2 cup fresh Parmesan, grated
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- fresh ground pepper
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to package directions.
- While the pasta is cooking, melt the butter in the olive oil and add the garlic and Sizzlean. Cook, but don't brown your garlic.
- Beat together the eggs, 1/2 the Parmesan, and pepper.
- When the pasta is done, drain and immediately toss in the egg mixture. The heat of the pasta cooks the eggs as it coats the pasta.
- Drain about 1/2 of the liquid from the Sizzlean/garlic and add the rest to the pasta with the rest of the Parmesan; toss again.
- Serve with more fresh ground pepper.