What to serve with Spaghetti Carbonara?

Garlic Butter Shrimp with Rice, Hoisin Beef & Broccoli, or Chicken Fajitas. Those sit in the same style as Spaghetti Carbonara and keep the grocery list from exploding.

Is Spaghetti Carbonara good for a weeknight?

20 minutes, start to plate. That is the kind of meal you cook the night you eat it, not Sunday.

Is Spaghetti Carbonara high protein?

Yes. 31g of protein a serving from pork.

Spaghetti Carbonara — $2.15 a serving

Name: Spaghetti Carbonara
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 1½ cups arugula; 1⅔ slices bacon; 1 large eggs; 4 tbsp parmesan; 90 g pasta; to taste salt & pepper

$2.15 a serving · 20 min

Under 30 min
One pan
Nut-free
High protein
Thyroid-friendly
Comfort food
Family friendly
Pork

Cost is the ingredients you actually use. About $8.58 if you cook for four.

Calories: 650 kcal
Protein: 31g
Carbs: 68g
Fat: 27g

Ingredients

For one serving, in kitchen measures, grouped the way the store is laid out.

Produce

Arugula1½ cups

Meat & seafood

Bacon1⅔ slices

Dairy & eggs

Eggs1 large
Parmesan4 tbsp

Pantry

Pasta90 g

Spices

Salt & pepperto taste

How to cook it

1
Cook the spaghetti in salted boiling water following the pack and save a mug of the water.
2
Meanwhile, cook the chopped bacon in a skillet until crisp.
3
Whisk the egg with the grated parmesan and plenty of black pepper.
4
Take the pan off the heat, add the drained spaghetti and a splash of pasta water, then stir in the egg mixture quickly until creamy.
5
Serve with the arugula on the side.