Fast and Tasty Noodles

Pennsylvania Dutch Medium Egg Noodles
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This noodle dish is a great twist on Pasta Carbonara, a traditional dish thought to have been created when coal miners needed a quick meal.


 

Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 12 min
Serves: 6

Ingredients

  • 16 ounces Pennsylvania Dutch Medium Egg Noodles
  • 1/4 pound pancetta or bacon, diced in small pieces
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons freshly cracked black pepper
  • 3 medium eggs
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan, freshly grated

Directions

  1. Cook noodles according to package directions.
  2. Heat large skillet. Cook pancetta or bacon until crisp.
  3. Add olive oil, cheese and pepper.
  4. Break eggs into an unheated serving bowl. Beat eggs until whites and yolks are well blended. Add pepper to eggs.
  5. Take hot drained noodles, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid.
  6. Place the hot drained noodles on beaten eggs, mixing thoroughly so that the heat of the noodles cooks the eggs.
  7. Add pancetta or bacon and oil to noodles. Toss again.
  8. Serve with more Parmesan cheese and black pepper.