Spaghetti Carbonara

I was craving for something creamy and bacony and pasta-y, so this was perfect. Typically, it's made with egg yolks and/or heavy cream. I used sour cream because I'm cheap and that's what I had. Also, I added some canned white meat chicken to it because the kids won't eat anything unless there's big chunks of meat in it. Actually, my son helped out a lot on this one. He made it, really.

Need:
spaghetti noodles
chopped onions
chopped mushrooms
chopped bacon (or pancetta, but pancetta is freaking expensive)
2 egg yolks
1 whole egg
parmesan cheese
about 1/2 cup sour cream

 

Boil pasta in salted water. In another pan, add your chopped mushrooms, onions, and bacon and saute until bacon is done. Then add drained, canned chicken and turn off the heat.

 

In a mixing bowl, add 2 egg yolks, 1 egg, sour cream, and a handful of parmesan cheese. Some black pepper is nice here. Mix well.

 

See the sauteed deliciousness? Add the cooked pasta to this and then add the sauce and incorporate. Keep the heat off at this point because you want the eggs to make a nice, creamy sauce. You don't want scrambled eggs in this. That's sick and wrong.

 

See? Add a little greenery (chopped parsley here) for looks and you're good to go. I waited, this time, before adding the chili flakes.