My special needs boy needs help with making meals, and one day, he’ll likely have to try and make his own, and on a budget. For this, I kept the ingredients light, and it was to feed 7 people, although we could easily manage 8 small to medium bowls with these ingredients. The price….. We kept it low. 20p for Tesco 500g spaghetti, £1.99 for 2 jars of Carbonara sauce from the Co-op, which fabulously, actually has real bits of ham in it, and a creamy sauce. It’s the best version I have used for this.
Count the milk and butter, and we are at around:
- £2.50 to feed 8 the basic carbonara.
- Plus garlic bread from Tesco Hearty Food Range at 32p each x 3 = Optional 96p for three baguettes.
- Total £3.46 for Spaghetti Carbonara and Three Garlic Baguettes.
Easy Spaghetti Carbonara
Ingredients
- 500 g Spaghetti
- 30 g Butter
- 2 Jars Carbonara Sauce Co-op
- 2 Teaspoons Salt
- 200 ml Milk
Instructions
- Very simply, just bring the spaghetti and salt to the boil, and simmer until the right consistency for your palate. My boy likes it soft, and other like it al dente, so choose your favoured options by the instructions on the packet you buy.
- Drain the pasta, rinse with boiling water and drain again.
- Return the pasta to a pan and add the carbonara sauce. Heat and stir until thoroughly hot.
- Add butter, stir, then add milk until your carbonara reaches your desired consistency.
- Serve with garlic bread.
Thankyou for your recipe would it be okay to add some chopped bacon , Mushrooms, Cauliflower and broccoli to this please.
Add anything you like. Cooking is all about changing ingredients to suit what you have or what you prefer. I think adding mushrooms and cauliflower and broccoli would make a lovely addition, although I’d be tempted to airfry or stir fry them before adding, as steaming/boiling might add too much water to the meal for this kind of speedy carbonara. It would be trial and error and how you like your food.