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Courgette carbonara

Name: Courgette carbonara
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: cubetti di pancetta 70g pack; courgettes 2 medium, grated; garlic 1 clove, crushed; egg yolk 1; single cream 5 tbsp; parmesan 30g, finely grated (we used Parmigiano Reggiano); fettuccini 150g

30 minutes
serves 2
Easy

Dressed in a light and creamy carbonara sauce, this quick-to-make pasta with courgette is perfect on a warm summer evening. It quickly dispenses with any garden gluts, too

December 19, 2014 at 2:31 pm

Try this courgette twist on a carbonara, or make our classic spaghetti carbonara recipe here. 

Ingredients

cubetti di pancetta 70g pack
courgettes 2 medium, grated
garlic 1 clove, crushed
egg yolk 1
single cream 5 tbsp
parmesan 30g, finely grated (we used Parmigiano Reggiano)
fettuccini 150g

Method

Step 1

Cook the pancetta in a dry, non-stick pan until crisp and golden (it’ll give off enough fat to cook itself). Add the courgette and garlic and cook for 8 minutes or until the courgette is softened. Whisk the egg, cream and parmesan and season with pepper.
Step 2

Cook the pasta following the pack instructions, then lift out of water with tongs straight into the courgette pan.
Step 3

Toss well over the heat then take off the heat and toss with the egg/cream mix, adding a 2-3 tbsp of the pasta water until you have a nice emulsified sauce.