Zucchini Noodles Carbonara
This is low-carb carbonara is one of my favorite pasta dishes. Instead of pasta, the simple sauce is tossed with zucchini noodles for a lightened-up version of a classic carbonara.
Ingredients
- 2 medium zucchinis, spiralized
- 2 slices raw bacon
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup shredded Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
- 3 large eggs, (see note)
- ground black pepper
Instructions
- In a large frying pan over medium heat, cook bacon until crispy. Remove bacon, set aside and drain bacon grease from frying pan, reserving 1 tbsp for cooking.
- Add the 1 tbsp bacon grease back into the pan. Add in garlic and cook until lightly browned. Add in zucchini noodles. Cook until zucchini noodles are just cooked but still crunchy. While zucchini noodles are cooking, cut up bacon into bite-sized pieces. In a small bowl, add 1 egg and 1/2 cup shredded cheese. Whisk together until egg is completely whisked.
- Drain any water from frying pan with the zucchini. Turn off heat and place zucchini noodles and frying pan back onto the stove and pour in egg mixture. (It's best to keep the frying pan on the same just turned off burner. The heat from the burner should keep the noodles from cooling too fast.) Working quickly, toss the hot zucchini noodles in the egg mixture. You should see the sauce start to turn creamy. Toss until the noodles are fully coated in a creamy, cheesy sauce. Add bacon back in and toss to mix. If zucchini produces additional water, drain from noodles. If you want to make the sauce a little thicker, you can add 1 tbsp of heavy cream and stir it in.
- In a small frying pan, make two sunny-side-up eggs. Sprinkle with black pepper and top on noodles before serving.
Notes
You need one egg to make the sauce and the other two are for the fried eggs, which you can serve on top of the zucchini carbonara.
Serving: 0.5of recipe, Calories: 273kcal, Carbohydrates: 8.3g, Protein: 16.8g, Fat: 19.6g, Saturated Fat: 8.1g, Sodium: 576.3mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 5.5g, NET CARBS: 6
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. This is not a comprehensive list of all the nutrients in the recipe (i.e., does not include vitamins, cholesterol, etc). I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
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