Pasta With Bacon And Peas - Not Carbonara Recipe | Glen And Friends Cooking

How To Make a Pasta With Bacon And Peas recipe... This is not a Pasta Carbonara recipe; but it's pretty close, and probably something that most of us have the ingredients for. This super quick pasta recipe is easy to make, and fills your belly!

Ingredients:
150g bacon, chopped
1 egg
2 egg yolks
5 mL (1 tsp) red pepper flakes
½ cup (80g) pecorino, finely grated*
sea salt and cracked black pepper
200g linguine
1 cup (120g) frozen peas, thawed


Method:
Heat a pot of salted water to a boil.**
In a large pan slowly heat and render the fat from the bacon.
Continue to cook the bacon, over medium heat until crispy.
Whisk together the egg, hot pepper flakes, cracked black pepper, and cheese.
Cook the pasta in the salted boiling water, until al dente.
Add the pasta to the pan with the bacon, without rinsing.
Toss together to coat with the bacon fat.
Add the egg mixture and toss, until the pasta is coated and sauce is thickened.
Add some of the pasta cooking water, to thin and smooth out the sauce if needed.
Add the peas, and toss well.
Serves 2.

*You can sub in any hard aged cheese you like.
**Use less water and salt than you normally would to cook pasta.

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