Ham carbonara

Preparation time:
15 mins
Cooking time:
15 mins
Serves:
4
Rating:
(4.5)
Craving a rich, indulgent meal? No problem! This light dish will satisfy. You can use bacon or pancetta if you don’t have any ham and, for extra oomph, add sliced mushrooms.
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Ingredients

200g ham, fat-trimmed,thinly sliced
240g spaghetti
3 eggs
¼ cup extra-light thickened cream
½ cup skim milk
½ cup (40g) finely grated parmesan
¼ cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Notes

12 ProPoints values per serve, plus 1 ProPoints value per serve of salad with dressing

Method

1. Lightly spray a medium non-stick frying pan with oil and heat over a medium-high heat. Add chopped ham and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until crisp, then remove from pan.

2. Meanwhile, cook spaghetti in a large saucepan of boiling water, following packet instructions or until just tender. Drain, reserving ¼ cup of the cooking water. Return pasta to pan and keep warm over low heat.

3. Combine eggs, cream, milk and parmesan in a large jug. Add reserved cooking water, egg mixture, ½ the parsley and
½ the ham to pasta. Toss gently to combine so egg mixture starts to set and ham is warmed through. Serve pasta topped with remaining parsley and ham. Serve with a salad of green oak leaf lettuce, mesclun lettuce leaves and chopped fresh chives drizzled with a mustard vinaigrette made with 2 tsp Dijon mustard, 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar and 1 Tbsp olive oil.

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  1. Nita Wragg06:56pm Friday 28th December 2012 ESTReport Abuse

    We made this tonight with leftover ham, was absolutely delicious and a great way to utilise leftovers into something different. A nice change for tea tonight, it was also quick and easy to put together. Win, win!

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