Spinach Pasta Carbonara

7 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound lean slab bacon, cut into 1/2-inch dice
  • 1 pound spinach fettuccine
  • 1 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese (3 ounces)
  • 1 large egg plus 2 large yolks
  • 2 teaspoons coarsely ground pepper
  • One 5-ounce container baby spinach
  • Salt

Directions

  1. 1
    In a large, deep skillet, cook the bacon over moderately low heat until crisp, 7 minutes.
  2. 2
    In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the fettuccine until almost al dente.
  3. 3
    Meanwhile, in a bowl, whisk the 1 cup of grated cheese with the egg, egg yolks and pepper.
  4. 4
    Carefully measure out 1 1/4 cups of the pasta cooking water and gradually whisk it into the egg mixture.
  5. 5
    Add the spinach to the fettuccine, then drain immediately.
  6. 6
    Reheat the bacon in the skillet.
  7. 7
    Off the heat, add the fettuccine and spinach.
  8. 8
    Slowly pour in the egg mixture, tossing constantly with tongs.
  9. 9
    Set the skillet over moderate heat for a few seconds to warm the sauce; do not boil.
  10. 10
    Season lightly with salt and serve at once.

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