Recipes · Italian · Pasta
Pasta all'Amatriciana
One serving has 737 kcal and 30 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (144%), thiamin (107%), niacin (82%), manganese (71%), phosphorus (70%) and copper (68%). Ready in 30 minutes.
- Preparation: 10 min
- Cooking: 20 min
- Makes: 1 serving (332 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: High protein
- Contains: dairy, gluten, pork
Ingredients
- 100 g Pasta, dry
- 60 g Bacon, raw
- 150 g Tomatoes, canned, crushed
- 20 g Pecorino Romano cheese
- 1 g Chilies, dried red
- 0.5 g Black pepper
- 0.5 g Salt
Method
- Cut the guanciale (bacon is used here as a stand-in) into short strips and render it slowly in a cold pan over low heat until crisp and golden, about 8 minutes; lift out most pieces, leaving the fat behind.
- Crumble the dried chili into the fat, add the crushed tomatoes and a pinch of salt, and simmer 15 minutes until the sauce has thickened and darkened slightly.
- Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling water until al dente, then drain, keeping a cup of the cooking water.
- Toss the pasta into the tomato sauce with a splash of the pasta water, then stir most of the crisp guanciale back in.
- Divide onto a plate, scatter with the remaining guanciale and the pecorino, and finish with a grind of black pepper.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 737 kcal | 35% |
| Carbohydrates | 87.3 g | |
| Water | 178 mL | |
| Fiber | 6.5 g | 22% |
| Protein | 30.2 g | 63% |
| Tryptophan | 0.29 g | |
| Threonine | 0.76 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.91 g | |
| Leucine | 1.7 g | |
| Lysine | 0.98 g | |
| Methionine | 0.34 g | |
| Cystine | 0.33 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.1 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.64 g | |
| Valine | 1.1 g | |
| Histidine | 0.58 g | |
| Fat | 29.7 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 11.4 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 4.3 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 3.8 g | |
| Saturated | 11.3 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.09 g | |
| Cholesterol | 60.4 mg | |
| Calcium | 291 mg | 29% |
| Copper | 0.61 mg | 68% |
| Iron | 5.7 mg | 32% |
| Magnesium | 101 mg | 32% |
| Manganese | 1.3 mg | 71% |
| Phosphorus | 491 mg | 70% |
| Potassium | 826 mg | 18% |
| Selenium | 79.1 µg | 144% |
| Sodium | 1,217 mg | |
| Zinc | 3 mg | 38% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 1.2 mg | 107% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.61 mg | 55% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 11.5 mg | 82% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.3 mg | 26% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.55 mg | 42% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 258 µg | 65% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.52 µg | 22% |
| Choline | 67.1 mg | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 55.7 µg | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 14.1 mg | 19% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 13.6 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 2.3 mg | 16% |
| Vitamin K | 10.4 µg | 12% |
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
0.9 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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