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Asparagus Noodle Carbonara

[heart_this] · May 25, 2016 · 8 Comments

Asparagus Noodle Carbonara

Asparagus “noodles” in a creamy egg and parmesan sauce with pancetta and plenty of fresh cracked black pepper; A lighter summery take on carbonara pasta with asparagus noodles!

I have been having fun using vegetables as “noodles”, like zucchini noodles (aka zoodles), and now that the asparagus is here I could not resist slicing up some asparagus to make asparagus noodles! Slicing the asparagus into noodles can be done with a vegetable peeler, a mandoline or just with a knife and although it takes a bit of effort it’s definitely worth it! The fist “pasta” that I decided to make with asparagus noodles was a carbonara pasta which is a nice and simple pasta with a creamy egg, bacon/pancetta, parmesan and black pepper sauce. Once you have the asparagus noodles sliced this recipe takes very little time to make where you just need to cook the asparagus tips and the pancetta, add the asparagus noodles and quickly cook before adding the sauce and mixing everything together. (The eggs in the sauce are cooked by the residual heat in the pan without turning into scrambled eggs.) This asparagus noodle carbonara is so nice and light and summery good! I really enjoyed the aldente asparagus noodles and they work amazingly well as a lighter substitute for regular pasta noodle! I can’t wait to experiment with asparagus noodles some more!

Creamy Brie Asparagus Noodle and Pancetta Carbonara
Asparagus Noodle Carbonara
Top with a fried egg with runny yolk!

Asparagus Noodle Carbonara
Asparagus Noodle Carbonara
Creamy Brie Asparagus Noodle and Pancetta Carbonara
Don’t like the idea of using egg in a sauce like this? Try replacing them with cream or better yet, creamy melted brie! <- Even if you like the egg sauce, you so have to try it with the brie!

Creamy Brie Asparagus Noodle and Pancetta Carbonara

Asparagus Noodle Carbonara
Creamy Brie Asparagus Noodle and Pancetta Carbonara
Asparagus Noodle Carbonara

Asparagus Noodle Carbonara

Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Servings: 4

Asparagus “noodles” in a creamy egg and parmesan sauce with pancetta and plenty of fresh cracked black pepper; A lighter summery take on carbonara pasta with asparagus noodles!

ingredients
  • 2 pounds asparagus, sliced with vegetable peeler with tips reserved
  • 4 ounces pancetta (or bacon), diced
  • 1 clove garlic, chopped
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup (2 ounces) parmigiano reggiano (parmesan), grated
  • plenty of fresh cracked black pepper
  • salt to taste
  • 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
directions
  1. Steam the asparagus tips and set aside, reserving some of the cooking water.
  2. Meanwhile, cook the pancetta in a pan over medium heat, pour off all but a tablespoon of the grease from the pan, add the garlic, cook for 30 second.
  3. Add the garlic and asparagus noodles and cook until the asparagus noodles are tender, about a minute. (Note: The cook time will vary depending on the thickness of the asparagus noodles.)
  4. Remove from heat, mix in the mixture of the eggs, parmesan, pepper, salt and parsley and enough of the reserved cooking water to make a creamy sauce into the asparagus noodles and tips.
Option: Replace the pancetta with bacon.
Option: Replace the 2 eggs with 1/2 cup heavy cream or 8 ounces peeled brie.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 200, Fat 11g (Saturated 6g, Trans 0), Cholesterol 121mg, Sodium 423mg, Carbs 10g (Fiber 4g, Sugars 4g), Protein 16g

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam
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Comments

  1. Julie Wampler says

    May 25, 2016 at 1:59 pm

    I would gladly have a huge helping of this for dinner!!!

    Reply
  2. Maria says

    May 25, 2016 at 2:05 pm

    Asparagus noodles…genius!!

    Reply
  3. Heather Christo says

    May 25, 2016 at 2:52 pm

    SOOO good! I love the asparagus noodles!

    Reply
  4. Roxana | a trEATs affair says

    May 25, 2016 at 11:29 pm

    Asparagus noodles need to happen in my kitchen now! Brilliant idea!

    Reply
  5. C-horse says

    September 22, 2016 at 10:17 pm

    This was really delicious. I cut down the amount of asparagus but found that the asparagus really shrinks when it's cut like this so next time I'll use more. (Note to self: don't mess with Kevin's measurements! LOL!) I used the cream. Very fresh tasting! I loved it. Thanks, Kevin!

    Reply
  6. kevin says

    September 23, 2016 at 3:03 pm

    C-horse: I'm glad you liked it!

    Reply
  7. Vanessa Johnson says

    March 2, 2017 at 11:19 pm

    Aw man, this is EXCELLENT. A low carbers dream! I miss fettuccini noodles, and these are really reminiscent of those flat fabulous noodles for me! It was a bit labor intensive for me – I had to cut the spears with a knife because my peeler was not up to this task. If I can get a better peeler, guaranteed I'll be making this again real soon. 😀

    Reply
  8. kevin says

    March 2, 2017 at 11:59 pm

    Vanessa Johnson: I'm glad you enjoyed it!

    Reply

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