Spaghetti Carbonara

What is it?

Spaghetti comes coated in a creamy sauce built from egg, Parmesan and cream, with pancetta pieces folded through. It's a chilled frozen meal that needs heating before eating, and it sits in the pasta dish range rather than among the curries or pies. Compared with simpler supermarket carbonaras, this one leans on the classic mix of egg and cheese for body, so the sauce stays closer to a proper carbonara style than a plain cream sauce. The pancetta adds a salty, porky richness that cuts through the creaminess, and the egg-based sauce clings to each strand rather than pooling at the bottom. Heat it in the oven until the edges start to crisp and the centre is hot through.