5 from 18 votes
Creamy Healthy Carbonara With Sweet Potato Noodles
This recipe transforms traditional carbonara by using spiralized sweet potatoes instead of pasta, creating a creamy dish combining crispy bacon, tender sweet potato noodles, and a smooth egg-goat cheese sauce. It offers a balance of smoky, savory bacon, and tangy goat cheese that thickens around the sweet potato noodles, resulting in a hearty yet lighter-feeling carbonara variation.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings:
2
People
Calories:
346 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 Bacon strips
- 12 ounces sweet potato spiralized
- 1 egg large
- 2 ounces goat cheese
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- parsley chopped, for garnish, fresh
Instructions
- Heat a large frying pan on medium heat and cook the bacon until crisp, around 10 minutes.
- Transfer the cooked bacon to a paper towel to blot off the excess oil, and then cut it up into small strips. Leave the bacon grease in the pan.
- Add the spiralized sweet potatoes to the pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes just begin to wilt, about 8-10 minutes,
- While the potatoes cook, whisk together the egg and goat cheese until creamy.
- Once the potato noodles are tender, stir in the bacon strips. Then quickly pour the cheese/egg mixture into the pan and stir until the mixture has slightly thickened and is evenly coating the potato noodles.
- Season with salt and pepper and garnish with parsley.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
346kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
34.2g
(11%)
Protein
16.1g
(32%)
Fat
15.5g
(24%)
Saturated Fat
7.4g
(37%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.6g
(4%)
Monounsaturated Fat
2.3g
(12%)
Cholesterol
121mg
(40%)
Sodium
502mg
(21%)
Potassium
608mg
(13%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
7.1g
(14%)
Vitamin A
445IU
(9%)
Calcium
50mg
(5%)
Iron
0.9mg
(5%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2 People
Amount Per Serving
Calories 346
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 346kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 34.2g | 11% |
| Protein | 16.1g | 32% |
| Fat | 15.5g | 24% |
| Saturated Fat | 7.4g | 37% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.6g | 4% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2.3g | 12% |
| Cholesterol | 121mg | 40% |
| Sodium | 502mg | 21% |
| Potassium | 608mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 7.1g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 445IU | 9% |
| Calcium | 50mg | 5% |
| Iron | 0.9mg | 5% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.