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Carbonara-style whole wheat pasta

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 25 minutes, around $3.47 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

25mintotal
≈ $3.47a serving
885kcalper serving
47gof protein
In season in OctoberFreezes well
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Carbonara-style whole wheat pasta, a serving idea
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Bring the water to a boil

    Fill the saucepan with water, add the pinch of salt and bring to a boil over high heat.

  2. Prep the garlic and parsley

    Peel and thinly slice the 2 garlic cloves, then chop the tablespoon of parsley. Set them aside separately.

  3. Cook the pasta

    Drop the 200 g of whole wheat pasta into the boiling water and let it cook 10 to 12 min, until it's tender but still a little firm.

  4. Make the egg sauce

    In the mixing bowl, beat the 4 eggs with half of the Parmesan (30 g) and a pinch of pepper. Save the other half for plating.

  5. Brown the bacon and garlic

    Heat the olive oil in the skillet over medium heat, brown the 150 g of diced bacon 5 min, then add the garlic and cook 1 min, stirring. Turn off the heat.

  6. Drain the pasta

    Before draining, scoop out half a glass of pasta water with the mug. Then drain the pasta in the colander.

  7. Toss off the heat

    Tip the pasta into the skillet with the bacon, off the heat, and let it cool down 1 min. Then pour in the eggs and toss fast with 2 to 3 spoonfuls of pasta water.

    Tip · Let the skillet cool down 1 min before adding the eggs, or they cook all at once and scramble. If the sauce is too thick, add a little pasta water.

  8. Gently bring the sauce together

    Put the skillet back over very low heat and stir nonstop 1 to 2 min, until the sauce coats the spoon, cooked through but creamy. Never let it boil.

    Tip · As soon as the sauce coats the spoon, pull the skillet off the heat, it keeps thickening from the heat of the pasta. Serve with a green salad if you have one.

  9. Plate and serve

    Divide the pasta between two plates, sprinkle with the rest of the Parmesan (30 g), the parsley and a grind of pepper. Serve right away.

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 885 kcal. 31% comes from carbs, 21% from protein and 46% from fat.

69 gCarbs
47 gProtein
45 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy885 kcal
Protein46.8 g
Carbs69.3 g
of which sugars2.2 g
Fat44.8 g
of which saturated fat16.2 g
Fiber6.7 g
Salt3 g

Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.

How much does it cost?

About $3.47 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $6.95for 2 people
≈ $3.47a serving

Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.

How long does it keep?

2 days in the fridge, in a closed container, once cooled within two hours. After that, into the freezer it goes.

2 daysin the fridge
Yesin the freezer, thaw it in the fridge the day before

Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.

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