Thursday, February 17, 2011

What's for dinner!

Spaghetti Carbonara from Cooking Light, The essential dinner tonight cookbook!

8oz of uncooked Spaghetti
1 cup ham or bacon (precooked bacon)
1/2 cup or 1.5 oz. of grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
1/4 cup Sour cream-reduced fat
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 clove of garlic minced
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt. Take out 1/2 cup of pasta water and drain. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add ham or bacon and cook for 2 minutes or until heated through.  Add pasta, and stir well.  Combine cheese and next 4 ingredients; stir with a whisk.  Add reserved pasta water to egg mixture and stir with whisk.  Pour egg mixture over pasta mixture;stir well. Cook over low heat for 5 minutes or until sauce thickens, stirring constantly. Sprinkle with pepper. Yield 4 servings 1 cup each. 352 calories 9.6 g fat.

I usually double this recipe, my boys are runners and need the pasta! I try to just eat my 1 cup!!

Now Rob!!



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