Tuna Carbonara

Carbonara is an Italian dish which consists of pasta, egg, bacon and cheese.  But here in the Philippines, any pasta dish that has a white sauce is called carbonara.  The sauce is this recipe is versatile in that you can use any kind of pasta.  In this dish I used spaghetti pasta.

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo spaghetti pasta, cooked according to package direction
1 medium size onion, chopped
1 tbsp minced garlic
2 tbsp butter
1/2 cup chopped bacon
1/2 cup sliced button mushrooms
1 can tuna flakes in oil
1 cup all purpose cream
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
1/2 tsp minced parsley leaves
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
In a saucepan, heat butter and cook bacon until crispy.  Scoop bacon out of the pan and set aside.  In the same pan, saute onion and garlic until onion is lightly translucent.  Add in the sliced mushrooms and cook for about a minute.  Add in the all purpose cream and evaporated milk.  Mix well and when the sauce starts to boil, add in the tuna flakes, oil included.  Mix and add in the cheddar cheese.  Add in about 3/4 of the cooked bacon and chopped parsley.  Season with salt and pepper.  Continue cooking, mixing continuously, until the sauce is slightly thickened.  Remove from heat and top on cooked pasta.  Garnish with cooked bacon and chopped parsley.