Spaghetti Carbonara the healthier alternative...

Spaghetti Carbonara

Ingredients:

1 x egg
3/4 slices of bacon chopped finely with the fat trimmed off
250g mushrooms chopped
handful of parsley chopped
1 clove of garlic crushed
250g quark/ or philadelphia cream cheese
Salt and Black Pepper to season
1 tbsp hard grated parmesan
400g dried pasta

Method:

1.Boil water in a saucepan and cook pasta in accordance with the packet instructions
2.Meanwhile heat a frying pan on a medium heat adding a tbsp of oil. Add the bacon, getting rid of any excess fluid. Add the mushrooms and garlic, once cooked set aside.
3. Put the quark into a bowl, break the egg and using a fork beat until combined. Add the parsley and season with salt and pepper.
4. Once the pasta is cooked, drain and using the same pasta pan add the bacon and mushrooms until combined. Next stir the sauce into the pasta quickly so that the egg cooks.
5. Serve immediately, season with ground black pepper and another cheeky handful of parmesan cheese if your not feeling as virtuous...