Tagliatelle Carbonara
Six2go - 6 ingredients + 15 minutes = DIET meal. This is one that costs 425 calories and adds 1½ portions to the days Over5aday total.
Counts as an Over5days meal on the Pro52diet.
Ingredients
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100 g tagliatelle pasta dried ribbons / 3½ oz.
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100 g chestnut mushrooms (sliced) / 3½ oz.
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75 g Italian ham lean cubes* / 2½ oz.
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35 g onion (diced) / 1½ oz.
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1 egg (large)
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½ teaspoon garlic salt
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½ teaspoon black pepper ground *
Cooking Instructions
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1
Put the tagliatelle into a pan of boiling water to cook for 10-12 minutes until to your liking. During the latter part of the tagliatelle cooking time proceed as follows:-
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2
Prep the onion and mushrooms.
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3
Microwave the Italian ham cubs (or bacon / gammon) for 1½ minutes – (If using con / gammon chop into small pieces after microwaving) and transfer the ham (including any moisture) to a fry pan sprayed with Spray2Cook on a medium to high heat. Keep the fry pan moist with the occasional tablespoon of water from the pasta pan.
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4
Microwave the onion for 1 minute then add the mushrooms and microwave for a further 1½ minutes. Transfer to combine with the contents of the frying pan. Mix well.
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5
Whisk the egg with the garlic salt and ½ teaspoon ground black pepper.
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6
Drain the cooked tagliatelle and transfer to the fry pan. Mix well then turn off the heat. Stir through the eggs until they thicken before serving in warmed pasta bowls.
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7
As a cheat to Six2go approach add chopped basil at the same time as the egg and wait for the basil aroma to perfume the air. Garnish with whole basil leaves.
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