Beef / Pork

Healthy Pasta Carbonara is for Dinner.

Healthy Pasta Carbonara takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Healthy Pasta Carbonara takes 15 minutes to cook.

Healthy Pasta Carbonara makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Healthy Pasta Carbonara are:

1 pkg. whole wheat pasta (I used Trader Joe's Rotelle)
4 slices of bacon
1/2 of one yellow onion, chopped
2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1.5 cups of frozen peas
2/3 cup half and half (can be fat-free!)
1 cup Parmesan cheese

Here is how you make Healthy Pasta Carbonara:

1. Begin boiling water and cooking pasta as directed on the package.2. Meanwhile, cut the bacon into 1 inch pieces and cook in a pan over medium heat until crisp (10-12 minutes) 3. Remove bacon and place to cool on a paper towel lined plate4. Discard all but 1 tbsp of bacon grease.5. Add the chopped onion to the pan with the bacon grease and cook over medium heat for 3-4 minutes or until slightly softened.6. Add the chopped garlic and seasonings to the onion pan.7. In the final 3 minutes of cooking time for the pasta, add the frozen peas.8. Drain the pasta and peas when done.9. Add the half and half and 2/3 of the Parmesan cheese to the pasta pot- then add the onion mixture to the pot and stir.10. Heat all ingredients together over medium heat for 4-5 minutes.11. Top with remaining cheese and bacon pieces and enjoy :-)Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NATTIBEAR.

The nutritional information for Healthy Pasta Carbonara is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 434.4

• Total Fat: 12.4 g
• Cholesterol: 27.3 mg
• Sodium: 638.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 54.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 10.1 g
• Protein: 23.3 g

Healthy Pasta Carbonara is Italian cuisine.