Mushroom Carbonara
A dish that is sure to satisfy your creamy pasta crave. This rich carbonara with meaty mushrooms is quick to make and even quicker to devour.
Servings: 4
Calories: 589kcal
Ingredients
- 200 g Mushrooms
- 200 g Pecorino cheese and parmesan, finely grated
- 4 Eggs, large
- 300 g Spaghetti
- 4 Garlic cloves, minced
- 50 g Unsalted butter
- 2 tbsp Salt for boiling pasta
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water with 1 tablespoon of salt to boil.Add pasta to boiling water and make sure to immerse all pasta under boiling water. Boil pasta until al dente or as per instruction in packet.
- While the spaghetti is cooking, melt butter on medium heat in another pan. Add minced garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add mushroom and cook until all the liquid has boiled away.
- Mix eggs with most of the cheese in another bowl, leaving some for sprinkling later.
- When the pasta is ready, reduce the heat on mushroom to low.Use tongs to transfer spaghetti to mushroom pan and stir.
- Take pan off the heat and pour the egg-cheese mixture. Use tongs to quickly coat the spaghetti well with egg-cheese mixture as it thickens.
- Taste and season with salt if needed. Serve immediately witha sprinkle of cheese and black pepper.
Notes
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Servings: 4 | |
| Amount per serving | |
| Calories | 589 |
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 31.8g | 41% |
| Saturated Fat 16.6g | 83% |
| Cholesterol 288mg | 96% |
| Sodium 1089mg | 47% |
| Total Carbohydrate 44.9g | 16% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.6g | 2% |
| Total Sugars 1.2g | |
| Protein 33.9g | |
| Vitamin D 202mcg | 1012% |
| Calcium 466mg | 36% |
| Iron 5mg | 27% |
| Potassium 367mg | 8% |
| *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calorie a day is used for general nutrition advice. | |