🍝 Vegetarian Carbonara

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Carbonara without bacon, using smoky shiitake mushrooms for umami flavor. Just as creamy.

⏱️ 25 min🍽️ 4 servings👩‍🍳 Medium🔥 597 calories per serving💪 24 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 14 oz (400 g) spaghetti
  • 10.5 oz (300 g) shiitake mushrooms
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 4 eggs
  • about 2.8 oz (80 g), 3/4 cup grated Pecorino Romano
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) olive oil
  • 1 pinch salt

How to make it, step by step

  1. Cook the pasta al dente according to the package. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta water.
  2. Sauté the sliced shiitake mushrooms with garlic in oil until golden.
  3. Whisk 4 egg yolks with the grated Pecorino and plenty of black pepper.
  4. Off the heat, toss the drained pasta with the mushrooms.
  5. Add the yolk mixture little by little with some pasta water, stirring to emulsify.
  6. Serve immediately with more Pecorino and pepper.

Nutrition facts (per serving)

597
calories
24 g
protein
83 g
carbs
19 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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