Egg + Pesto Pasta (Carbonara-Style)
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Egg + Pesto Pasta (Carbonara-Style)

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Pasta + tempered egg

Time
25 min
Serves
3
Calories
520 kcal
Protein
28 g
0:00 / 1:35
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Ingredients

Quantities for 3 servings.

Servings:3(recipe makes 3)

Method

  1. 1Boil spaghetti in salted water till just firm; reserve a cup of pasta water before draining.
  2. 2Beat eggs, extra yolk, parmesan, pesto, pepper and a pinch of salt in a big bowl.
  3. 3Warm olive oil in a pan, soften garlic 30 seconds; remove from heat.
  4. 4Tip hot drained pasta into the garlic pan, add the egg mix and toss vigorously — heat from the pasta cooks the eggs into a shiny sauce, not scrambled curds.
  5. 5Loosen with reserved pasta water if needed.
  6. 6Plate with extra parmesan, chilli flakes and torn basil; serve immediately.

About this recipe

Built on eggs — swap with a silken-tofu blend + nutritional yeast; toss the same way.

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