10 ingredient Japanese Miso Carbonara in less than 10 minutes | How-to Make Easy Pasta Recipe

miso paste

🥗Healthier: white bean puree

💰Cheaper: soy sauce

White bean puree adds creaminess with fewer calories.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is a lower-calorie cheese alternative.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: pancetta

Turkey bacon is leaner while maintaining flavor.

spaghetti

🥗Healthier: whole wheat pasta

💰Cheaper: penne

Whole wheat pasta offers more fiber.

Boil water in a large pot.

Add salt and a drizzle of olive oil to the boiling water.

Cook spaghetti noodles for 7 to 8 minutes until al dente.

Heat a non-stick pan and add olive oil.

Add smoked bacon cut into one-inch pieces to the pan and cook until crispy.

While the bacon cooks, prepare the sauce by whisking together 3 eggs, 1 cup of freshly grated parmesan reggiano, miso paste, dashi powder, and a little cream until smooth.

Add diced onion and minced garlic to the bacon in the pan about 2 minutes before the bacon is done.

Check the spaghetti and drain it once cooked.

Squeeze half a lemon into the bacon and onion mixture.

Add generous amounts of black pepper and a little pasta water to the pan to combine everything.

Incorporate the drained spaghetti into the pan with the bacon and sauce, mixing gently.

Turn off the heat and add the egg mixture, stirring quickly to avoid curdling.

Finish with more black pepper, a pinch of salt, and stir well.

Plate the pasta and top with an egg yolk, nori, and sliced scallions.

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