Creamy Carbonara

Ingredients

• 2 Tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 4 rashers bacon, sliced
• 250g mushrooms, sliced
  
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 300ml thickened cream
• 1 egg, beaten
• 250g fettucine cooked

Method

1. Heat oil in a large frying pan, saute onion and garlic until tender.
2. Add bacon, cook until beginning to brown. Stir in mushrooms, cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
3. Blend in stock and cream, bring to the boil and reduce heat. Simmer until you see the sauce beginning to thicken.
4. Take the saucepan off the heat, and whisk the egg through. Return to the heat and add salt and pepper, still stirring. Simmer for 30 seconds.
   
5. Stir through cooked pasta.

Serve with garlic bread and salad!

Baked Ziti

Ingredients

• 455 g dry penne pasta*
• 1 onion, chopped
• 455 g lean ground beef
• 1456 g spaghetti sauce
• 170 g provolone cheese, sliced
• 345 g sour cream
• 170 g mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 10 g grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne pasta, and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes; drain.
2. In a large skillet, brown onion and ground beef over medium heat. Add spaghetti sauce, and simmer 15 minutes.
3. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Grease a large baking dish. Layer as follows: 1/2 of the penne, Provolone cheese, sour cream, 1/2 sauce mixture, remaining penne, mozzarella cheese and remaining sauce mixture. Top with grated Parmesan cheese.
4. Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheeses are melted.

Serves 10

*Penne pasta is the best substitute for Ziti