Healthy Spaghetti Carbonara
By: Nikki Brown
Published: Saturday, September 23, 2017 - 6:57am

Ingredients




100g/3.5oz white onion, finely chopped
75g/2.5oz nutritional yeast
4 egg yolks
200g/7oz pancetta, chopped
250ml/8.5fl oz water
250g/8.75oz uncooked gluten-free spaghetti

Preparation

1 Bring a pot of water to a boil. Drop in spaghetti and cook for 12-15 minutes. 2 Whisk together the egg yolks, nutritional yeast, and water in a bowl. 3 While the pasta is boiling, sautee pancetta in a pan until slightly crisp. 4 Add onions and continue to sautee until translucent. 5 Turn heat down to low and whisk in the egg yolk mixture. Whisk continuously until thick. 6 Toss the cooked spaghetti in the sauce.

About

A healthy flavoursome take on an Italian classic. Nutritional yeast has a nutty cheesy flavour making it a good alternative for a vegan diet, especially as it is a complete protein. Other benefits are all the B vitamins which are important for everyone’s health but more so for those on a vegan/vegetarian diet. This yeast is rich in Selenium which helps to repair cell damage therefore helping to reduce the risk of cancer. It has anti-viral and anti-bacterial properties, it improves digestion and as it is rich in folate pregnant women should include this in their diet. Just a few reasons to get familiar with this cosmopolitan dish.