Boil the pasta in generous amounts of salted water.
Meanwhile, fry the bacon and garlic slowly in a pan
Once the pasta is cooked, not too soft, drain and tip it into the bacon pan, add half the cheeses and stir well.
The pasta will now be off the boil, add the beaten egg and stir well again. If you try and add the egg when the pasta is still very hot, the egg will scramble – nasty
Season with black pepper and tip into a serving dish or onto plates
Top with the remaining half of the cheeses and serve immediately
Notes
I wouldn’t twiddle with this one at all. If you really must, try adding some well fried mushrooms or onions: chopped and steamed kale or dark cabbage: perhaps some peas, or a couple of big handfuls of frozen mixed veg that have been cooked.Got a great recipe? How about submitting it to appear on Thrifty Lesley!