Spaghetti Carbonara

What is it?

Spaghetti comes coated in a bacon and cheese sauce, with the pasta carrying most of the seasoning and the sauce doing the heavy lifting. Sold in the frozen meals range, it's the sort of single-portion dish you heat from frozen, usually in the microwave or oven, until the sauce is hot and the spaghetti is soft through. Compared with other frozen pasta meals, this one leans on creamier, richer flavours rather than tomato or vegetable-led sauces. Bacon pieces add a smoky, salty element throughout, while the cheese sauce clings to each strand of spaghetti. Expect a comfort-food texture once heated, with the sauce thickening as it cools slightly. Quick to prepare and portioned for one.