Zucchini Carbonara

There are a few ways to do this. Personally, I prefer to have my zucchinis as zoodles (spiralised), thereby omitting heavy pasta carbs. Of course I tried this on the kids when they were younger but they cottoned on. The other version is to just grate the zucchini (so it kind of disappears from view a bit) and add it along with other ingredients. The kids protest less that way so it\’s the version I\’ll write below. Also, I\’m a fan of Meredith Dairy\’s fresh dill chevre cheese, and would rather just stir this through than the Parmesan and egg mix that was in the original recipe book – but you can do both or just one or the other.

  • 1 zucchini, grated (otherwise 5 zucchinis if spiralising into zoodles)
  • oyster mushrooms
  • 1.5 cups bacon, diced
  • 1 onion, shallots or better yet, caramelised onion for extra sweetness
  • 2 or 3 cloves of garlic
  • 1 to 2 eggs
  • 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • optional: 2 olives, finely chopped
  • optional: fresh dill
  • optional: baby spinach leaves (e.g. if out of zucchini)
  • optional: 2 tbs fresh dill chevre cheese
  • optional: oven-roasted cauliflower
  • optional: a splash of white wine if it\’s open

Method:

  1. Fry the onion, bacon and garlic
  2. Add the enoki mushrooms and grated zucchini
  3. Add the white wine and chevre cheese if using.
  4. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs and mix through the grated parmesan.
  5. Add this egg mixture to the pan and toss to ensure the egg is cooked.
  6. Season with salt, pepper, chopped olives and fresh dill.
  7. Serve over pasta or zoodles.

 

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