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Spaghetti alla Carbonara

One serving has 757 kcal and 36 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (182%), thiamin (96%), phosphorus (88%), choline (78%), riboflavin (77%) and folate (72%). Ready in 20 minutes.

Spaghetti alla Carbonara
Photo: Javier Somoza, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 5 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (236 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: High protein
  • Contains: dairy, egg, gluten, pork

Ingredients

  • 100 g Dry pasta
  • 40 g Pancetta or guanciale
  • 50 g Egg
  • 18 g Egg yolk
  • 25 g Pecorino Romano
  • 1 g Black pepper
  • 2 g Salt

Method

  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil and cook the spaghetti until al dente.
  2. While it cooks, cut the pancetta or guanciale into strips and fry it in a dry pan over medium heat until crisp and its fat has melted. Take the pan off the heat.
  3. Whisk the egg, the yolk and most of the grated Pecorino with plenty of black pepper.
  4. Drain the pasta, keeping a cup of the cooking water, and toss it in the pan with the pancetta.
  5. Off the heat, pour in the egg mixture and toss quickly, adding a splash of cooking water, until the sauce turns creamy without scrambling.
  6. Serve at once with the rest of the Pecorino and more pepper.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy757 kcal36%
Carbohydrates77.2 g
Water83.9 mL
Fiber3.5 g12%
Protein35.7 g74%
Tryptophan0.41 g
Threonine1.2 g
Isoleucine1.4 g
Leucine2.6 g
Lysine1.7 g
Methionine0.62 g
Cystine0.49 g
Phenylalanine1.6 g
Tyrosine1.1 g
Valine1.7 g
Histidine0.84 g
Fat32.7 g
Monounsaturated12.4 g
Polyunsaturated4.7 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.05 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-64.1 g
Saturated12.9 g
Trans-Fats0.08 g
Cholesterol434 mg
Calcium346 mg35%
Copper0.38 mg42%
Iron5.1 mg28%
Magnesium77.1 mg25%
Manganese1.1 mg60%
Phosphorus616 mg88%
Potassium427 mg9%
Selenium100 µg182%
Sodium1,520 mg
Zinc3.6 mg45%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)1.1 mg96%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.85 mg77%
Niacin (vitamin B3)8.9 mg63%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)2.1 mg42%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.42 mg32%
Folate (vitamin B9)289 µg72%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)1.3 µg53%
Choline333 mg78%
Vitamin A177 µg25%
Vitamin C0 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)91.6 IU15%
Vitamin E1.3 mg9%
Vitamin K2.6 µg3%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.7 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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