Italian Style Bacon & Eggs
photo by loof751
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1⁄4 lb pancetta (or sub bacon cut in sml strips ... approx 1 cup)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (or butter)
- 1⁄2 lb spaghetti
- 4 eggs
- 2 tablespoons light cream
- 2⁄3 cup parmesan cheese (freshly grated & divided per prep directions)
- 1 large tomatoes (seeded & diced)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon italian seasoning (I use McCormick Classic Herbs)
- salt (to taste)
directions
- Put the olive oil (or butter) in a fairly lrg skillet. Add the pancetta (or bacon) & fry it lightly over med-heat till the fat has melted. Remove from heat & set aside.
- Cook spaghetti in boiling salted water.
- Meanwhile, beat the eggs in a bowl w/a whisk. Whisk in the cream, half of the Parmesan cheese & the Italian herb blend. Add the diced tomato & stir to combine.
- When the spaghetti is still fairly firm to the bite, drain & transfer it to the warm skillet w/the bacon. Place over med-heat & stir so it will absorb the flavor of the pancetta (or bacon).
- Pour the egg mixture over the spaghetti & bacon in the skillet & cook to desired doneness, but do not overcook to dryness.
- Serve immediately w/the remaining Parmesan cheese on the side to be added individually as desired.
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Reviews
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Yummy dish for my lunch yesterday!!! I had made spaghetti and meatballs earlier in the week, so just added extra pasta to use in this recipe. I scaled it back for one serving, used the bacon and left out the tomatoes. This reminds of pasta carbonara, very tasty!!! Made for you win in the football pool, congrats!!!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
twissis
Iceland
I am an American transplanted from Dallas to Iceland by marriage to a native Icelander & I retired to become his "Kitchen Queen". We love to entertain our family & friends, so I have an eclectic collection of recipes. I especially love simple, easy-fix, flexible & make-ahead recipes - BUT also like challenging myself on occasion. I enjoy baking & food photography. I am devoted to the "More is Always Better Principle" & apply it liberally to bacon, butter & garlic. I can have ingredient issues due to availability here in Iceland & my DH is medically diet-restricted from some ingredients as well. Either situation might require me to modify a recipe, but I will do my best to be true to your recipes & fair/honest in my reviews. Mary Pat (aka twissis)