Shrimp Linguini Carbonara

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 lb precooked shrimp
• 1/2 cup tomato
• 1 lb dried linguine
• 1/4 lb pancetta or 1/4 lb bacon
• 1 cup mushroom
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup grated romano cheese
• 1/4 cup light cream
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a large wide frying pan over medium heat, melt the butter.
• 2 add the pancetta and fry until almost crisp.
• 3 add the mushrooms and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes.
• 4 remove from the heat, cover and keep warm.
• 5 in a bowl, beat together the eggs, grated romano cheese, the cream and salt and pepper; set aside.
• 6 cook the linguini until almost al dente.
• 7 drain the linguini, add it to the frying pan holding the pancetta and mushrooms and raise the heat to high.
• 8 add the shrimp and the egg mixture and stir vigorously until the eggs are firm but not dry, 1 to 2 minutes.
• 9 add the tomatoes and serve immediately.