Avolutely Creamy Carbonara

Name: Avolutely Creamy Carbonara
Cuisine: European, American, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 300g Buckwheat Pasta; 2 large zucchinis (spiralized into zoodles); 5-6 rashers nitrate free bacon (diced); 1/2 brown onion (finely diced); 2 garlic cloves (minced); 1 Tbsp olive oil; 4 button mushrooms (thoroughly washed & thinly sliced); 1 large egg; 1/2 lemon juiced; 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast; 1/2 tsp pink salt; pepper (to taste); 2 Tbsp almond milk (unsweetened); 2 Tbsp fresh parsley; 1 large ripe avocado

5 steps

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:13:00 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories720.4 kcal (36%)

Total Fat29.5 g (42%)

Carbs88.2 g (34%)

Sugars6.1 g (7%)

Protein27.7 g (55%)

Sodium805.1 mg (40%)

Fiber14.8 g (53%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

3 servings

300gBuckwheat Pasta

2zucchinis

large, spiralized into zoodles

5 rashersbacon

0.5brown onion

1 Tbspolive oil

thoroughly washed & thinly sliced

1egg

large

0.5lemon juiced

2 Tbspnutritional yeast

½ tsppink salt

pepper

to taste

2 Tbspalmond milk

unsweetened

2 Tbspfresh parsley

1avocado

large, ripe

Instructions

Step 1

1. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan and saute bacon, mushrooms, garlic and onion until fragrant and onions are soft. Remove from the heat

Step 2

2. In a high speed blender or food processor, blitz avocado, egg, lemon juice, almond milk, parsley, nutritional yeast, salt and pepper until smooth and creamy

Step 3

3. Boil a large saucepan of water and cook pasta according to packet instructions. Add zoodles (spiralized zucchini) for the final 2-5 mins allowing it to soften and lightly cook

Step 4

4. Drain pasta and place in the large saucepan (with bacon mix). Over low heat on the stove, gently fold in avocado sauce (add extra salt and pepper to taste) until evenly combined and hot

Step 5

5. For an extra kick of protein add shredded chicken breast to the pasta!