Les pates de bonne maman from Anon

nut free kids can help vegetarian
Category
Pasta recipes
Serves1 egg per person
Prep time none mins
Cook time3 mins

Mumsnetter ratings

based on (5) reviews
Ease of finding ingredients 9.25
Ease of cooking9.75
Success with kids9.25
Success with adults9
Overall Mark 9

Ingredients

Pasta
Eggs
Cheese (grated) - emmental is best but cheddar will do

Handy Hint

That's all it takes for a healthy, nutritious meal in 3 mins!

Method

1. Boil the pasta (tagliatelle is best or even better, French nouilles).
2. 3 mins before the end of cooking time, add the eggs in their shell so that they are softly boiled.
3. Drain the pasta, put on a plate, break the egg on top and cover with grated cheese.

Mumsnetter Reviews

From: mrsandy on Tue 20-Mar-12 15:20:29 Overall rating: 8.5
Lovely simple french cooking...use best quality eggs and cheese you can find and i added black pepper,a knob of butter and a tablespoon of cream to the pasta too for extra 'protein'...is a different dish to carbonara as the eggs are soft boiled, like they should be in a nicoise instead of stirred in raw and because its not called carbonara....
From: MiniMonty on Fri 18-Nov-11 02:56:37 Overall rating: 10.0
YUK - the above recipe is a crime against good simple food. Do it properly instead. Fry some bacon or pancetta (kids like it crispy) - cook your pasta (Spaghetti or Fusilli of course) for a few minutes and when both are ready drain the pasta and put the bacon into the pasta pan. Now crack a couple of eggs into the pan and stir VERY gently for 30 seconds then serve straight away. The heat from the pasta will cook the egg VERY quickly as it glazes the pasta. It's called CARBONARA.
From: Anon on Sun 08-May-11 00:25:04 Overall rating: 0.0
Is it hygenic to boil eggs in with the pasta you are going to eat given where they come from?
From: Anon on Tue 14-Sep-10 17:29:00 Overall rating: 9.0
Unless you're preggers as soft boiled egg is a big no-no!
From: Anon on Fri 18-Jan-08 16:27:13 Overall rating: 9.8
So simple!



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