Columbus Carbonara
Okay, so our recipe isn’t 100% Italian because we’ve added cream, but we’ve included plenty of vegetables for a healthy and super tasty recipe.
Ingredients for 6 people
- 6 Columbus eggs
- 3 courgettes
- 1kg of mushrooms
- 300-400g bacon strips
- 500g fresh fettucini (or other fresh pasta)
- 125-150g grated parmesan
- 100ml cream
- Pepper, nutmeg and salt
Preparation
- Heat a pan of salted water to cook the pasta.
- Dice the courgettes. You can also cut one of the courgettes into strings with a spiral cutter (= “courgetti”) and set it aside.
- Cut the mushrooms into slices.
- Cook the pasta according to the time indicated on the package.
- Fry the courgette, mushrooms and bacon separately and season with pepper, nutmeg and a little salt.
- Mix everything together and keep warm. Mix in the courgettes as well.
Mix the eggs with the parmesan and the cream, season with pepper and nutmeg - Mix the pasta and sauce with the courgettes, mushrooms and bacon.
- Enjoy your meal
The Columbus tips
For a healthier recipe, use low-fat cream





