Gluten Free Spaghetti Carbonara

Spaghetti Carbonara has to be one of my favourite pasta dishes - if you follow me on Instagram you probably know that I eat a lot of pasta! 😄  maybe it's because I have Italian blood.. or it's just one of the best foods out there!

This recipe is a lovely creamy gluten free carbonara, incredibly tasty and doesn't take too long to make! I hope you enjoy 😊

Ingredients:

1. 1 medium egg
2. Mushrooms (optional) - I don't use mushrooms in mine because my boyfriend hates them! 😊
3. Bacon lardons (I use unsalted)
4. 1 teaspoon of garlic (I use very lazy chopped garlic as it's already ready made to use)
5. Pinch of black pepper
6. 50g parmesan cheese (a lot of the time I cannot actually pick up Parmesan, so an alternative that I use is Parmigiano Reggiano which you can pick up in supermarkets)
7. Gluten free spaghetti (let's be honest, who actually measures spaghetti? I just have a guess and put it in the pan - this recipe is to feed two people so if you are feeding more people just use what you would usually use)

Method:

1. Firstly, boil your spaghetti for the time that it states on your packet (usually between 8 and 10 minutes)

2. Next, fry your bacon lardons together with your chopped garlic (usually cooks in about 4-6 minutes but again just check the time on your packet) If you are adding mushrooms to the dish you can fry these along with the bacon lardons. I would also use quite a big pan for this as you are going to add everything to this pan.

3. Whilst that's all cooking - mix together in a jug 1 egg and your 50g of grated parmesan. Add a pinch of black pepper to the mix.

4. Next once your spaghetti and bacon lardons are cooked - drain your spaghetti but leave a bit of the starchy water which will help everything bind together. 

5. Then, add your spaghetti into the pan with the bacon lardons and give it a good stir (you want to put your hob on a really low heat for this part)

6. Once it's all stirred in, then add your cheesy egg mixture to the pan - give it a good stir and just have it on a low heat for a minute/ minute and a half just so all the mixture cooks.

7. Once it's all mixed in really well and cooked for a minute, serve!

I hope you enjoy and if you do decide to make this, please tag me on your social media 😊 p.s my homemade garlic bread would go perfectly with this dish! If you fancy making my garlic bread with this, head over to my pasta bake recipe 😁

Danielle x