Pasta Carbonara

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 16 ounces tagliatelle pasta noodles, fresh, if possible
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 8 ounces ham, cut into 1-inch sticks
• 4 ounces button mushrooms, sliced
• 4 eggs, lightly beaten
• 5 tablespoons light cream
• 1 dash salt
• 1 dash pepper
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese, finely grated

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta in pan of boiling salted water, with a little oil added, 6-8 minutes or until al dente.
• 2 meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon of oil in frying pan & fry ham 3-4 minutes, then add mushrooms & fry another 3-4 minutes. turn off heat & set aside, reserved.
• 3 in a bowl, lightly beat eggs & cream together & season well with salt & pepper.
• 4 when pasta is cooked, drain it well & return to pan, then add ham, mushrooms & any pan juices ~ stri into pasta.
• 5 pour in eggs, cream & half the parmesan cheese. stir well, & as you do this, the eggs will cook in the heat of the pasta.
• 6 pile on warmed serving plates, sprinkle with remaining parmesan & enjoy!