Sam's Birth Day Spaghetti Carbonara

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb spaghetti
• 4 tablespoons soft butter
• 1 lb bacon or 1 lb ham, diced
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1/4-1/2 cup half-and-half cream or 1/4-1/2 cup cream
• 2 tablespoons parsley

Recipe

• 1 add spaghetti to boiling water; when soft, drain & rinse; drop in butter, stir, keep warm & set aside.
• 2 while spaghetti is cooking, fry bacon just until lightly crisped; remove from pan and cut or crumble to bite-size pieces; reserve 2-3 t. fat.
• 3 to hot fat in frying pan, add pepper flakes and garlic; stir for 30 seconds; remove from heat.
• 4 break eggs into medium bowl, with an egg beater beat until frothy, then stir in parmesan cheese; set aside.
• 5 add half-n-half to frying pan, stirring up fond and thickening slightly.
• 6 dump spaghetti into large serving bowl, then add meat mixture and toss well; then cheese mixture, toss well.
• 7 sprinkle on the parsley.
• 8 serve with additional parmesan (the good stuff).