Spaghetti Carbonara

This has got to be the simplest recipe ever and it tastes SO good. Brian and I have made this once ourselves and liked it but we made it for our friends (and one of them is a picky eater) on Friday and the four of us ate the whole thing!

Ingredients:

1 lb spaghetti (one of the RARE times we actually use spaghetti)
8 slices (or more) bacon sliced into bite sized pieces
Kosher salt
Freshly ground pepper
3 large eggs
3/4 cups grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cups half and half

1) Set a large pot of water to boil for pasta.
2) Salt water generously so it tastes like the sea, add olive oil so the pasta doesn't stick together
3) In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat stirring occasionally, until crisp, and transfer to a paper towel lined plate
4) Add pasta and cook until al dente
5) Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together eggs, Parmesan and half and half
6) Set aside until needed
7) Drain pasta leaving some water clinging to it
8) Working quickly, add hot pasta to egg mixture
9) Add bacon, season with salt and pepper and toss to combine (the heat from pasta will cook the eggs)
10) Serve immediately, sprinkled with additional Parmesan cheese

Yum!

The hardest part of the recipe for us is having half and half and bacon on hand. This past Friday we also cooked some chicken to go into it as well. We also used 4 eggs so I used 1 cup of cheese and 3/4 cup of half and half which worked out really well. Not very healthy but sooooo good!