Columbus Carbonara

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

2023-12-01T15:49:41+01:00
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