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pasta carbonara

cheesy bacony goodness, mop up those juices!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: budget meals, cheap family recipes, pasta
Dietary Requirements: Vegetarian
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 961.96kcal
Cost: 26p

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 90 g cheddar cheese
  • 10 g grana padano
  • 100 g bacon cooking bacon
  • 400 g pasta
  • 50 ml vegetable oil
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • 1 tsp garlic powder

To Serve

  • 12 slices home made bread from your baking this week

Instructions

  • Cook pasta until al dente.
  • Whilst it boils fry tiny pieces of bacon in 50ml oil.
  • Drain the pasta, reserving 100ml of the cooking water. Add the water back to the bacon pan, stirring to dissolve all the bacon juices.
  • Add the pasta to this, and then the cheese and garlic. Stir until all the penne is coated with cheesy bacony sauce.
  • Serve with 3 slices homemade bread each, to mop up the juices.

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Nutrition

Calories: 961.96kcal | Carbohydrates: 132.9g | Protein: 31.82g | Fat: 32.81g | Saturated Fat: 18.95g | Cholesterol: 41.83mg | Sodium: 702.72mg | Potassium: 303.5mg | Fiber: 5.49g | Sugar: 3.03g | Vitamin A: 244.97IU | Calcium: 224.07mg | Iron: 5.05mg