Avocado Carbonara For Two Recipes

Steps:

• Blend avocado, egg yolk, garlic, and lemon juice in a powerful blender or food processor.
• Pulse to blend and add heavy cream gradually. Blend the sauce until smooth and set aside.
• Cut up strips of bacon and cook in a large pan. Set aside.
• In a large pot, bring water to a boil and cook the spaghetti according to the package instructions.
• Drain and coat with olive oil.
• Add sauce, bacon, parmesan, salt and pepper, stirring until well-combined.
• Serve and sprinkle with parmesan.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook bucatini in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat a nonstick pan over medium-low heat. Add pancetta and cook on until tender and the fat has rendered. Remove from heat.
• Ladle 1 cup pasta cooking water into a bowl; set aside.
• Puree avocado in a bowl using a hand blender. Add 1/4 cup Pecorino Romano cheese, egg yolks, 2 teaspoons black pepper, and lemon juice. Stir well until sauce is creamy.
• Use spaghetti tongs to add the pasta directly from the water to the pan with the pancetta, allowing a bit of pasta water to help thin the sauce. Toss the pasta in the skillet to coat the pasta with the pancetta. Add avocado sauce to the pasta, stirring constantly. Mix in reserved pasta water if necessary.
• Divide pasta between 2 plates. Top with the remaining cheese and black pepper. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a small skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, remove to paper towels; discard drippings. , In the same skillet, melt butter; stir in the cream, Parmesan cheese, pepper flakes, salt, pepper and bacon. Drain spaghetti; add to cream mixture and toss. Cook for 1-2 minutes or until heated through.