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Easy Spaghetti Carbonara 650 calories

xjessicaxrx
xjessicaxrx Posts: 144 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I have just made this for my evening meal and thought I would share as it was amazing and I am so full! I am Under my calories for the day too :)

This recipe is for 1 portion/ serving:
60g Dry Wholewheat spaghetti
130g Morrisons NuMe 3% Fat Creme Fraiche
25g Parmesan Cheese (Grated)
120g Diced Pancetta (weighs around 50g when cooked and drained of fat)
Mushrooms if you wish
2 Egg yolks
1 Garlic clove (chopped)
Fresh parsley
Black pepper

-Cook the spaghetti
-Cook the pancetta until crispy then drain the fat. I also dry off on paper towels too.
-Mix all ingredients together in a pan and heat through for a few mins until the sauce thickens.

Enjoy!

Let me know your thoughts please :)

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  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    That's a sad amount of pasta for the calories...

    I used this recipe (scaled down) and it was just as satisfying (and I used pancetta too).

    http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1572659/the-ultimate-makeover-spaghetti-carbonara

  • fishshark
    fishshark Posts: 1,886 Member
    edited May 2016
    there is NO creme fraiche in carbonara.


    edit- Italiana.
  • flippy1234
    flippy1234 Posts: 686 Member
    Really high in calories!!!
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 10,097 Member
    Doesn't look shocking! Besides, some people prefer their main meal to be dinner. So why not?

    We usually cook 180 grams of dry pasta and I eat about 2/5 to half of it. Our pastas are usually around 550-650kcal as well. Unless we cook pasta alla grecia, which usually is a bit higher. It's a good amount of food for a dinner (we usually have two helpings each) and it's very tasty.
  • Sassie_Lassie
    Sassie_Lassie Posts: 140 Member
    Laughing at the fact that a yummy recipe was posted and some users are actually calling her out and telling her why her recipe isn't what she said it was.

    OP: I think it sounds delicious. Calorie-wise I don't see it as being shocking and as far as the serving: one would be surprised at how filling a serving of pasta is when you add some bulk to it.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    yirara wrote: »
    Doesn't look shocking! Besides, some people prefer their main meal to be dinner. So why not?

    We usually cook 180 grams of dry pasta and I eat about 2/5 to half of it. Our pastas are usually around 550-650kcal as well. Unless we cook pasta alla grecia, which usually is a bit higher. It's a good amount of food for a dinner (we usually have two helpings each) and it's very tasty.

    Oh yeah I can easily have a 600 calorie pasta dish, no problem, but the main calories come from the pasta, not all the toppings... this has 60 sad grams of pasta!
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited May 2016
    Sassie_Lassie wrote: »
    Calorie-wise I don't see it as being shocking and as far as the serving: one would be surprised at how filling a serving of pasta is when you add some bulk to it.

    Agreed. I'd probably add some vegetables -- since it's not traditional carbonara anyway, why not? But that's definitely my experience -- 60 g or less of pasta with a filling sauce is really filling for me. Usually with fewer than 650 calories, but for carbonara 650 is totally reasonable.
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    Francl27 wrote: »
    yirara wrote: »
    Doesn't look shocking! Besides, some people prefer their main meal to be dinner. So why not?

    We usually cook 180 grams of dry pasta and I eat about 2/5 to half of it. Our pastas are usually around 550-650kcal as well. Unless we cook pasta alla grecia, which usually is a bit higher. It's a good amount of food for a dinner (we usually have two helpings each) and it's very tasty.

    Oh yeah I can easily have a 600 calorie pasta dish, no problem, but the main calories come from the pasta, not all the toppings... this has 60 sad grams of pasta!

    And? As long as is filling why does the majority of the meal need to be pasta? Hell, I had an "Italian stew" for lunch that's essentially pasta sauce with tons of veggies and meat.

    No pasta at all. Gonna die.
  • xjessicaxrx
    xjessicaxrx Posts: 144 Member
    I made up this version with a lot of trail and error, get this is a restaurant and it would be atleast triple the calories! Its my way of still enjoying a meal that I love and making it fit into my calories for the day!
  • Meganthedogmom
    Meganthedogmom Posts: 1,639 Member
    I am so confused with everyone's disgust at 60g of pasta. That's a typical serving size. When I make pasta, I make it with lots of meaty sauce and veggies. It's incredibly filling and I normally can't eat the whole serving (neither can my boyfriend!) I never feel any shortage of pasta.
  • fishshark
    fishshark Posts: 1,886 Member
    edited May 2016
    amyrebeccah wrote: »
    fishshark wrote: »
    there is NO creme fraiche in carbonara.


    edit- Italiana.

    If we're going to be uber-pedantic, then there'd be no pancetta either. It's guanciale, right?

    OP, it sounds yummy, but I'd probably keep more of the rendered pork fat and leave out the cream.

    the meat can differ by region and whats available. Usually just any cured pig. My grandmother (who lives there) makes it with no meat.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    meganridenour wrote: »
    I am so confused with everyone's disgust at 60g of pasta. That's a typical serving size. When I make pasta, I make it with lots of meaty sauce and veggies. It's incredibly filling and I normally can't eat the whole serving (neither can my boyfriend!) I never feel any shortage of pasta.

    We weren't all disgusted! (I agree with you.)
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    xjessicaxrx wrote: »
    I made up this version with a lot of trail and error, get this is a restaurant and it would be atleast triple the calories! Its my way of still enjoying a meal that I love and making it fit into my calories for the day!

    Smart approach. I like doing that too -- taking something high cal and seeing if I can recreate what I really love about it without so many calories.
  • xjessicaxrx
    xjessicaxrx Posts: 144 Member
    fishshark wrote: »
    there is NO creme fraiche in carbonara.


    edit- Italiana.
    flippy1234 wrote: »
    Really high in calories!!!

    Erm I know this.... but this particular Creme Fraiche is 80kcal per 100ml where as standard double cream is 350kcal per 100ml, and the taste isnt much different when mixed with the other ingredients. No brainer for me!

    And if this whole meal is "really high in calories" then well you crack on and starve eating dust then haha :)
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    meganridenour wrote: »
    I am so confused with everyone's disgust at 60g of pasta. That's a typical serving size. When I make pasta, I make it with lots of meaty sauce and veggies. It's incredibly filling and I normally can't eat the whole serving (neither can my boyfriend!) I never feel any shortage of pasta.

    Not disgusted. I'd just trade 80g of pancetta for 23g of pasta without a second thought. If I have pasta as a main dish, I just need more than 60g to be satisfied. If I'm not going to be able to taste the pasta because of all the toppings, I'd just have zucchini or spaghetti squash to save calories, lol.

    But to each their own.
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