Courgette and Sweet Pepper Carbonara

Niall Twomey
Niall Twomey @niall

Nothing special here but a delicious, smokey veggie carbonara made with whatever ingredients I could find in the supermarket!

#lunchideas

Courgette and Sweet Pepper Carbonara

Nothing special here but a delicious, smokey veggie carbonara made with whatever ingredients I could find in the supermarket!

#lunchideas

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Ingredients

20 mins
4 servings
  1. 2large courgettes
  2. 1large sweet pepper
  3. 3 clovesgarlic
  4. 400 gpenne pasta
  5. 1 tspsmokey paprika
  6. 1 tspcayenne pepper
  7. 300 gparmesan cheese
  8. 5tsb of single cream
  9. 4egg yolks
  10. Salt and pepper

Cooking Instructions

20 mins
  1. 1

    Prepare the vegetables: half the courgettes lengthways and slice thinly into half moons, finely chop the sweet pepper.

  2. 2

    Start cooking the pasta, but take it off about one minute before it's ready. Drain when it's done, but save a cup full of pasta water.

  3. 3

    Simultaneously, add some vegetable oil to a large pan or pot and set to a high heat. Add the courgettes, paprika and cayenne pepper and fry for about 5-10 mins until they shrink in size and lose most of their moisture. Stir often to make sure they don't burn. Reduce to a medium heat and add the garlic and sweet peppers.

  4. 4

    Mix the egg yolks, parmesan and cream together in a jug.

  5. 5

    When everything's done, take off the heat and pour the drained pasta and egg/cream/cheese mixture into the courgette/pepper/spice pot. Mix thoroughly. If it looks a little dry add some of the retained pasta water. Season with salt/pepper to taste.

  6. 6

    Serve in a bowl with a sprinkling of more parmesan cheese on top if you'd like!

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