Spaghetti Carbonara with Green Peas and Basil

Name: Spaghetti Carbonara with Green Peas and Basil
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 16 oz whole wheat spaghetti; 12 oz bacon, chopped; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 4 large eggs; 1 cup Parmesan cheese, freshly grated; 1 tsp pepper; 1 onion, chopped; 2 TB olive oil; 16 oz frozen peas, thawed; 1/2 c low sodium chicken broth; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp pepper; 3 TB chopped basil

4 steps

Prep:10minCook:20min

Spaghetti carbonara. Peas and basil are meant to be a side dish but I like mixing them right in!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:16:52 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories715.7 kcal (36%)

Total Fat36.4 g (52%)

Carbs69.8 g (27%)

Sugars7.3 g (8%)

Protein31.2 g (62%)

Sodium864.9 mg (43%)

Fiber10.8 g (39%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

16 ozwhole wheat spaghetti

12 ozbacon

1 cupparmesan cheese

freshly grated

1 tsppepper

For the peas

2 tbolive oil

½ clow sodium chicken broth

½ tspsalt

½ tsppepper

3 TBbasil

chopped

Instructions

Step 1

Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain, reserving 1/2c pasta water.

Step 2

Meanwhile, cook bacon in a large deep skillet over medium heat for 10 minutes or until crisp; drain off most of drippings. Add garlic to skillet, cook 1 minute. Add pasta to skillet and toss. Cook 2 minutes or until very hot; set aside.

Step 3

Whisk together eggs and cheese in a bowl; add to mixture of hot pasta and bacon in skillet. Toss using tongs. Add 1/2 cup pasta water and pepper; toss again.

For peas

Step 4

Sauté onion in hot oil in a sauce pan over medium high heat 5 minutes or until tender. Add peas, broth, salt and pepper; cook 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Stir in desired amount of basil.