You need a little crisp bacon...
I promise, it gets healthier :)
The sauce mixture consists of eggs, skim milk, greek yogurt, and parmesan cheese.
Some sauteed onions and garlic
Then you will drain the pasta, slowly pour in the egg mixture while constantly stirring pasta. Stop halfway through to add the bacon, peas, and onions.
Finish tossing in the rest of the sauce and viola!! Italiano for those of us who can't afford the extra calories :) I promise it tastes like its unhealthy!
Skinny Pasta Carbonara
Serves 6-8
12 ounces of whole wheat pasta of your choice
10 pieces of bacon cooked crisp (if you really want to lighten it up, use turkey bacon)
1 and 1/2 cups of peas
1/2 a medium onion, diced
2 cloves of garlic
3 whole eggs
3/4 cup of Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup skim milk
1/4 cup of plain nonfat greek yogurt
salt and pepper to taste
1.Chop up onions and garlic and set aside.
2. Cook the pasta according to directions on box.
3. While the pasta is cooking, fry up the bacon and crumble it. Set aside.
4. Remove the bacon grease from pan, but do not rinse pan. The leftover grease will serve as flavor for sauteing onions and garlic.
5. Add onions and garlic to pan and saute for a few minutes until brown.
5. Whisk together eggs, milk, greek yogurt, and cheese until smooth.
6. Drain pasta and reserve a cup of the pasta water.
7. Put pasta in a bowl while still very hot.
8. Slowly add the egg mixture while constantly stirring the pasta. The hot pasta will cook the eggs and create a nice, creamy texture.
9. Halfway through, add peas and bacon.
10. Finish adding egg mixture until desired consistency. If it is not creamy enough, add some of the pasta water.
11. Serve hot with extra Parmesan cheese!
I decided to calculate out the calories using MyFitnessPal and here is the breakdown for those who care...
Per serving: 269 calories 43 carbs 11 grams of fat 21 grams of protein
Not too shabby for a filling meal like this!
