Low Fat Fettuccine Carbonara For One Food

FETTUCCINE CARBONARA

Steps:

• Place water in a large saucepan with a little oil and salt.
• Bring to the boil and add fettucine.
• Stir for a few minutes to prevent fettucine from sticking together.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a saucepan and gently cook onion, garlic and bacon on medium heat until onion becomes soft being careful not to burn.
• In a bowl beat the eggs.
• Pour in cream and whisk together.
• Add salt and pepper and mix well.
• Transfer cream mixture into saucepan (off the heat) with onion, garlic and bacon and stir quickly to combine.
• When pasta is cooked, drain into a large serving bowl and stir in the carbonara sauce and combine well.
• The heat of the pasta will cook the sauce and thicken.
• Serve immediately with some extra parmesan cheese.

LOW - FAT FETTUCCINE CARBONARA FOR ONE

Steps:

• Lightly spray a medium saucepan with cooking spray (I use the same pan that I cooked the pasta in).
• Add ham and mushrooms to pan and add the garlic powder, cook until soft, over medium heat (If it starts to stick to bottom of pan spray with water).
• Take off the heat and add cooked pasta, egg, evaporated milk, cheese, pepper and parsley.
• Reduce heat to low and return pan to heat, stirring constantly until sauce thickens (about 1-2 minutes). Serve topped with extra cheese and pepper, if desired.

LOW FAT PASTA CARBONARA

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to packet directions till tender.
• Lightly spray frypan with oil.
• Cook bacon and onion about 5 minutes till golden.
• Drain pasta when it is ready and return to hot saucepan.
• Whisk eggs in a jug with a fork.
• Stir quickly in to pasta, coating all strands.
• Add bacon mixture, parmesan and parsley.
• Season to taste.
• Heat through for 2 minutes over low heat.
• Serve immediately.

LOW-CAL FETTUCCINE ALFREDO

Steps:

• Make the sauce: Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and lemon zest and cook until the garlic is slightly soft, about 1 minute. Add in the flour and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, 1 minute. Whisk in the milk and 3/4 teaspoon salt and cook, whisking constantly, until just thickened, about 3 minutes. Add the Neufchâtel and parmesan cheese; whisk until melted, about 1 minute. Stir in the chopped parsley.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the fettuccine and cook until al dente, 2 to 3 minutes. Reserve 1 cup cooking water, then drain the pasta and return to the pot. Add the sauce and 1/2 cup of the reserved cooking water to the pasta and gently toss to combine, adding more cooking water as needed to loosen. Season with salt. Divide among bowls and top with parmesan and pepper.

UPDATED FETTUCCINE CARBONARA

Steps:

• Cook pasta in large saucepan as directed on package, adding peas to the boiling water for the last 3 min.
• Meanwhile, beat cream cheese, dressing and flour in medium saucepan with whisk until well blended. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly until mixture is well blended. Add ham; cook on medium-low heat 5 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally.
• Drain pasta mixture; return to pan. Add sauce; mix lightly. Cook 2 to 3 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Top with parsley and Parmesan.

FETTUCCINI CARBONARA

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat. Saute shallots until softened. Stir in onion and bacon, and cook until bacon is evenly browned. Stir in garlic when bacon is about half done. Remove from heat.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente. Drain pasta, then return it to the pot.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together egg yolks, cream, and shredded Parmesan. Pour the bacon mixture over the pasta, then stir in the cream mixture. Season with salt and pepper.

FETTUCCINE CARBONARA (HEALTHY VERSION)

Steps:

• COOK pasta as directed on package, adding peas to the cooking water for the last 3 minute of the pasta cooking time.
• MEANWHILE, beat cream cheese spread, dressing and flour in small saucepan with wire whisk until well blended. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly until mixture is well blended. Add ham; cook on medium-low heat 5 minute or until heated through, stirring occasionally.
• Drain fettuccine mixture; return to saucepan. Add sauce mixture; mix lightly. Cook an additional 2 to 3 minute or until heated through, stirring occasionally.
• TOP with parsley; sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

LOW FAT CARBONARA WITH BACON AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil. Add the tagliatelle or pasta
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in wo or frying an. . Add the bacon and mushrooms until cooked five to ten minutes depending on how you want the bacon. Remove from the heat.
• Beat together the soft cheese and egg in a mixing bowl, then stir in the bacon and mushrooms. Add the milk, half the cheese and the parsley (if using). Season with some pepper.
• Drain the pasta, then return it to the saucepan. Add the egg mixture and heat gently for 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly, until the mixture cooks and thickens. Serve, sprinkled with the remaining cheese.

LOW-FAT FETTUCCINE

Steps:

• Cook the fettucine according to package directions. In a saucepan over medium heat, bring broth and garlic to a boil. Add mushrooms and onions; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 3-5 minutes or until the mushrooms are tender. Add cream cheese and ham; cook and stir until cheese is melted. Add tomatoes; heat through. Remove from the heat; stir in Parmesan cheese and pepper. Rinse and drain fettuccine; top with the sauce.

FETTUCINE CARBONARA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add fettuccini and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Fry bacon in skillet over medium heat until crispy, remove and drain on paper towel. Chop with knife into bits.
• Beat the eggs, cheese and cream in a bowl, then add the bacon. Pour over the pasta in the pan and toss gently using tongs.
• Return the pan to a very low heat and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, or until slightly thickened. Don't overheat or the eggs will scramble. Season well with black pepper and serve.

LOW FAT CHICKEN CARBONARA

Steps:

• Cook the penne according to packet instructions and place to the side
• Heat a large non stick pan over a high heat and add the chicken, bacon and garlic and stir fry until the chicken is cooked through. Discard the garlic and put the chicken and bacon to one side
• Spray the pan with low cal cooking spray and add the shallots and mushrooms, cook until softened
• Place the eggs in a bowl, season and whisk well
• Add the cooked pasta and chicken and bacon to the onions and shallots then remove from the heat and stir in the eggs. Toss thoroughly so the eggs thicken in the residual heat making a sauce that coats the pasta
• Heap mixture onto bowls, scatter the chives and low fat cheese on top and serve with a side salad

FETTUCCINE CARBONARA

Steps:

• Coat a large not stick pan with cooking spray.
• Sauté garlic and onion for 2 minutess.
• Toss in ham and cook 2 minutes.
• Add sliced mushrooms and cook a further 2-3 minutes.
• Remove from pan and set to one side.
• In same saucepan melt margarine, add flour mixing well.
• Slowly add in evaporated milk and then skim milk, mixing continually until smooth.
• Stir in dry soup mix, stock powder and parmesan cheese.
• Return mushroom mixture to pot and combine well, add salt and pepper to taste.
• Fill a large saucepan 3/4 full with water add a pinch of salt (optional).
• Bring to boil, add pasta, bring back to boil then simmer stirring occasionally to keep pasta separated.
• Cook 10 minutes or until pasta is cooked, drain, divide into 4 serves.
• Pour sauce over pasta and serve.