Spaghetti Carbonara Ala Expat

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 6 slices thick cut bacon
• 1/2 cup diced baby portabella mushrooms
• 3 green onions, diced
• 1/4 cup low-fat milk
• 8 ounces pasta, uncooked
• 3 -4 garlic cloves, diced
• 1 1/2 cups grated parmesan cheese
• 1/2 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 3 eggs, beaten with lots of black pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook bacon until just shy of crisp. drain on paper towels, reserving 1 t grease to saute onions, garlic, mushrooms. dice or crumble bacon into small pieces.
• 2 saute onions, garlic, mushrooms in bacon fat on med to high heat until garlic golden brown and mushrooms cooked, about 5-10 minutes. add red pepper flakes at last minute.
• 3 cook pasta until al dente, approx 7 minutes.
• 4 drain pasta, reserving approx 1/4 cup cooking water if not using milk or cream for sauce.
• 5 immediately combine beaten eggs, sauteed stuff, liquid, bacon, and cheese with pasta, stirring well. serve immediately.