Meal for one

Ingredients

80 g fettuccine
1 strip of smoked honey bacon, cut to small bite
1 Tbs butter
1 Tbs olive oil
1 Tsp onion powder
1 Tsp garlic powder
1 Tsp Italian seasoning (OPT)
1/2 c skim milk
1/4 c pasta water
grated parmesan pecorino

Garnish

7 oregano leaves
chili flakes (OPT)

Method

Bring a pot of water to boil, add 1 salt to the pot and the pasta. Cook according to packet instructions; al dente. Reserve 1/4 c of pasta water, then drain the pasta and set aside. Meanwhile, heat oil and butter in a saucepan on medium heat.  Add onion powder, bacon and garlic powder to saucepan and cook, stirring, for 3-5 minutes or until the bacon is cooked crispy.

Reduce heat to low, then add milk and pasta water and cooked fettuccine; cut into bite size (OPT) and cook, stirring regularly, until liquid has reduced into a thick creamy sauce. Remove saucepan from heat and add grated cheese, mix well into fettuccine. Serve immediately with oregano leaves and a must have chili flakes. Enjoy it with a glass of white wine!!!!

Note: Creamy carbonara is best served immediately – hot and saucy! You can use spaghetti, or penne instead of fettuccine if you like. Use freshly grated parmesan cheese. Feel free to use pancetta or even guanciale instead of bacon. You can increase this recipe to feed a crowd. You can add parsley, egg yolks, or cream: heavy cream or thickened cream. You may use full cream milk instead of skim as I have intolerance to full cream milk.

https://helenscchin.com/2023/04/05/fettuccine-bacon-carbonara-with-oregano/

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