Zucchini Carbonara
 
Zucchini Carbonara, Holistic Recipe

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Yield: Serves 2

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Zucchini Carbonara, Holistic Recipe

Nutrition Info: Calories: 312.3 Fat: 22.7g Carbohydrates: 11.2g Protein: 15.6g

Ingredients

  • 1 very large zucchini or 2 medium size (About 2 cups) julienned
  • 2 tbsp half and half, or cream
  • 1/4 cup peas
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
  • 6 slices of bacon, cut up
  • bacon grease (use what's left in the pan from frying up the bacon)
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 egg (optional)

Instructions

  1. Julienne zucchini.
  2. Blanch Zucchini in boiling salted water for 1 minute.
  3. Take out of water and add it to an ice bath to stop the cooking process. Drain and set aside.
  4. Fry up bacon. Remove bacon and leave the bacon grease in pan.
  5. Saute the minced garlic in the bacon grease for about a minute.
  6. Add zucchini and saute for a few minutes.
  7. Add cream and parmesan cheese and stir gently.
  8. Add peas and bacon and saute until hot, about a minute.
  9. Add your salt and pepper to taste.
  10. If you would like you can scramble up one egg and add to dish.
http://wholelifestylenutrition.com/recipes/maindish/zucchini-carbonara/

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NourishingTreasures
NourishingTreasures

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apriljharris
apriljharris

What a delicious way to use zucchini! It's lovely how you have made a traditional carbonara so much healthier.

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