How to Prepare Ultimate Healthy Spaghetti Carbonara

Healthy Spaghetti Carbonara. Modifications for a healthy Italian spaghetti carbonara First, we made the easy swap of whole wheat noodles for regular. More fiber, better digestion, and some prevention of chronic disease! Second, we used turkey bacon instead of regular bacon.

Spaghetti Carbonara is an Italian pasta dish with creamy egg, diced bacon, grated cheese, and copious amounts of black pepper-a Roman dish reminiscent of an American breakfast. Meanwhile, in another large frying pan, heat the oil and fry the bacon with the squashed garlic clove, until the bacon starts to brown. Remove the garlic clove from the pan with a slotted spoon and discard.

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we're going to prepare a distinctive dish, healthy spaghetti carbonara. One of my favorites. For mine, I'm gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Modifications for a healthy Italian spaghetti carbonara First, we made the easy swap of whole wheat noodles for regular. More fiber, better digestion, and some prevention of chronic disease! Second, we used turkey bacon instead of regular bacon.

Healthy Spaghetti Carbonara is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It's simple, it's fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. They are nice and they look fantastic. Healthy Spaghetti Carbonara is something that I've loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook healthy spaghetti carbonara using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Healthy Spaghetti Carbonara:

1. {Take 1 tbsp of Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
2. {Make ready 4 Rashers of Bacon, cut into 1cm strips.
3. {Take 1/2 tsp of Sea Salt.
4. {Prepare 100 g of Whole Wheat Spaghetti.
5. {Prepare 1 of Large Egg.
6. {Take 2 of Large Egg Yolks.
7. {Prepare 60 g of Pecorino Romano, finely grated.
8. {Get 1 tsp of Black Pepper, freshly ground (plus extra to garnish).
9. {Get 100 g of Button Mushrooms, halved.
10. {Prepare 2 Sprigs of Fresh Rosemary, finely chopped.
11. {Get 1 of Garlic Clove, minced.
12. {Make ready 100 g of Courgette (Zucchini), julienned or spiralized.

It's a great recipe with some modifications. An Italian friend of mine who cooks told me that the proper way to make smooth Carbonara sauce is to combine the beaten eggs with the grated parmesan, and then to pour that mixture onto the spaghetti once the spaghetti has cooled slightly (so that it's still hot, but so that the eggs don't cook and the cheese melts seamlessly into the eggs and pasta). Carbonara is such a simple, but delicious comforting dish made up of spaghetti, bacon, eggs and cheese and this is our healthier twist on it. In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook spaghetti according to package directions until al dente.

Steps to make Healthy Spaghetti Carbonara:

1. Boil the kettle, prepare your ingredients and get your equipment ready. Read through the instructions first to familiarise yourself with the recipe as you'll need to move quickly to keep on top of the timings..
2. Heat the extra virgin olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the bacon to the pan and fry for about 4 minutes until it starts to turn crispy. Stir every so often so that both sides cook evenly..
3. Meanwhile, pour the boiling kettle water into a saucepan, add the salt and cook the spaghetti until al dente (see packet instructions). This usually takes about 8 minutes..
4. While the spaghetti is simmering away, grab a bowl and mix 1 whole egg, 2 egg yolks, grated pecorino cheese and black pepper. Set aside..
5. Now, back to the bacon. It should be nice and crispy, so add the mushrooms to the pan and fry for 2 minutes. Now, add the rosemary and garlic to the pan and fry for a further 1 minute until fragrant. Don't let the garlic burn as it will add a bitter taste to the entire dish. You can now add the courgette (zucchini) to the pan and fry for a further 2 minutes until the courgette has softened slightly but still has a ‘spaghetti-like’ bite. Then, remove the frying pan from the heat..
6. The spaghetti should nearly be at al dente stage. Give it a taste test. Quickly, remove 3 tablespoons of the starchy pasta water and whisk it into the egg and cheese mixture with a fork. The egg is now tempered, which will help to prevent it from scrambling as it combines with the hot pasta..
7. Drain the remaining water from the spaghetti and pour the spaghetti into the pan with the bacon and other ingredients. Working quickly, toss the spaghetti around in the pan to coat it with all the flavours. Still working quickly, pour the tempered egg mixture into the frying pan, continuously tossing it through the spaghetti as you pour. This will prevent scrambling..
8. The residue heat from the spaghetti will cook the egg, melt the cheese, react with the starchy water you previously added to the egg mixture and produce a velvety sauce. Pour into serving bowls and top with a generous grind of pepper and serve immediately..

In a medium bowl, whisk eggs and Parmesan until combined. Stir for a minute or so. Empty serving bowl of hot water. Dry it and add hot pasta mixture. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.

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