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Recipe: Skinny Carbonara from {Everyday Super Food by Jamie Oliver}

August 27, 2015

Today sees the publication of Jamie Oliver’s brand new cookbook Everyday Super Food and I’ve been busy trying out some of the recipes for myself at home, beginning with Jamie’s Skinny Carbonara.

If you’ve been following Jamie on Instagram or on the You app, you’ll have noticed that this is the year he turned 40. He himself has enjoyed making some simple lifestyle changes, for example, by practicing mindfulness and by making some changes to his diet and lifestyle. Everyday Super Food is really his ultimate manifesto for helping you do the same.

I have four copies of Jamie’s new book to giveaway (see entry form below) with the recipe for Jamie’s Skinny Carbonara also shared below with the publisher’s permission.

Every Day Super Food

The Skinny Carbonara was very tasty and quick to make – fifteen minutes at most. I didn’t see any instructions for juicing the lemon and I ended up adding in the juice of one whole lemon. Next time, I would use the juice of half a lemon. I had quite a lot of pea mixture left over, so blitzed it up with some chicken stock and had a an extra cup of pea soup for lunch the next day. The whole family enjoyed it and the addition of peas and ground almonds gave the dish an extra lift and a bit of texture, along with the crispy bacon. Nobody noticed the wholewheat spaghetti so that’s a permanent switch for us in the future!

I can’t wait to try the Mega Veggie Burger featured by Helen here, or the Baked Eggs with Popped Beans that Katherine tried here. I’m also looking forward to trying Jamie’s Grilled Corn and Quinoa Salad, shared by The Happy Foodie.

Skinny Carbonara Ren Behan
My version of the tasty Skinny Carbonara recipe from the book

The book ties in with a new six-part Channel 4 series, Jamie’s Super Food, due to broadcast this autumn and you can buy the book from today.

Print

SKINNY CARBONARA SMOKY BACON, PEAS, ALMONDS & BASIL

Prep 10 mins

Cook 10 mins

Total 20 mins

Author Jamie Oliver

Yield 2

Humble little peas are a source of nine different micronutrients, and are especially high in thiamin, a B vitamin that helps our hearts to function properly

Ingredients

  • 200g freshly podded or frozen peas
  • 1 tablespoon flaked almonds
  • 1 small clove of garlic
  • ½ a bunch of fresh basil (15g)
  • 15g Parmesan cheese
  • 1 lemon
  • 150g wholewheat spaghetti
  • 1 rasher of higher-welfare smoked streaky bacon
  • olive oil
  • 1 large free-range egg
  • 100g fat-free natural yoghurt
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Instructions

  1. Put a pan of boiling salted water on the heat for your pasta, dunk a sieve containing the peas into the water for just 30 seconds, then put aside, leaving the pan on the heat.
  2. Very lightly toast the almonds in a dry non-stick frying pan on a medium heat, then blitz until fine in a food processor. With the processor still running, peel and drop in the garlic, a pinch of sea salt, the basil leaves, the finely grated Parmesan and the lemon juice. Blitz until it comes together, then pulse in the peas, to try and keep a bit of texture.
  3. Cook the pasta in the boiling salted water according to the packet instructions. Meanwhile, very finely slice the bacon and fry slowly in the frying pan with 1 teaspoon of oil on a medium-low heat until golden and crispy, then use a slotted spoon to transfer to kitchen paper, so the flavoursome fat stays in the pan.
  4. Scoop in three-quarters of your pea mixture to heat through.
  5. Whisk the egg and yoghurt together well. When the pasta’s done, reserving a mugful of cooking water, drain the pasta and toss straight into the pea pan, mixing well, then take the pan off the heat (this is very important, otherwise the egg will scramble when you add it, and we don’t want that).
  6. Pour in the egg mixture and toss until evenly coated, silky and creamy, loosening with cooking water if needed. Taste and season to perfection, and serve topped with the remaining pea mixture and the crispy bacon.
  7. It might be skinny, but it’s beautifully light and delicious. Enjoy!

Courses Healthy

Cuisine Italian

 

Skinny Carbonara
Jamie’s Skinny Carbonara {Image from the book, taken by Jamie Oliver}

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Everyday Super Food by Jamie Oliver is published by Penguin Random House

ⓒ Jamie Oliver Enterprises Limited (2015 Everyday Super Food) Photographer: Jamie Oliver

With thanks to Jamie’s PR team for the recipes, previews and review copy in the post.

Filed Under: Family Food, Healthy Eating, Main Meals51 Comments

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About Ren

Ren Behan is a British-born food writer of Polish descent. She is a mum to three young children (13, 10 and 5) and spends lots of time with them in the kitchen. Ren writes about seasonal, family-friendly food on her blog www.renbehan.com. She also contributes recipes and articles to online and print food publications, such as Food52.com, GreatBritishChefs.com, Huff Post Food and JamieOliver.com. She holds a Diploma in Food Journalism with Distinction and has completed a Food Styling course at Leiths School of Food and Wine.

Ren’s cookbook, Wild Honey and Rye: Modern Polish Recipes, draws upon her Polish heritage and regular travels to Poland.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Allison W says

    November 9, 2021 at 2:40 am

    Made this tonight! Totally agree that a while lemon is too much! Wish I’d come across your comments before.

    Reply
  2. Martina Evans says

    September 21, 2015 at 10:25 pm

    I love the book, Jamie’s Comfort Food!

    Reply
  3. caroline says

    September 21, 2015 at 8:32 pm

    yum, the carbonara looks fab. looking forward to (attempting!) this myself

    Reply
  4. kate eastham says

    September 21, 2015 at 3:22 pm

    My favorite book of Jamie’s is his the return of the naked chef book. Because it includes my favourite recipe of his the farfelle with savoy cabbage, pancetta, thyme and mozerella.
    delicious! 🙂

    Reply
  5. Tina deacon says

    September 20, 2015 at 9:35 pm

    I love Jamie Oliver’s 30 minute book always use it fantastic for us

    Reply
  6. Cheryl says

    September 19, 2015 at 3:20 am

    Jamie’s Comfort Food!

    Reply
  7. Ann-Marie says

    September 14, 2015 at 9:04 pm

    Has to be Jamie’s Comfort Food! So key for surviving winter 😉

    Reply
  8. Kirsty Fox says

    September 12, 2015 at 10:19 pm

    I love his 30 Minute Meals book, that’s my kind of cooking 🙂

    Reply
  9. Clemmieg says

    September 12, 2015 at 4:56 pm

    My favourite so far is Jamie’s Comfort Food 🙂

    Reply
  10. Paul says

    September 8, 2015 at 8:44 pm

    Watched the first Jamie’s Superfood last night. Really good and some great recipes. Will defo have to have a look at the book. Also his sugar rush documentary that was on a few nights ago was brilliant and eye opening!

    Reply
  11. rebecca says

    September 8, 2015 at 11:02 am

    I love save with Jamie

    Reply
  12. Lyn Bosomworth says

    September 8, 2015 at 9:16 am

    Jamie Oliver Comfort Food

    Reply
  13. Kat Lucas says

    September 8, 2015 at 5:38 am

    I love his Comfort Food book and go back to it time and time again

    Reply
  14. janet @ the taste space says

    September 7, 2015 at 3:22 pm

    Gorgeous picture, Ren. I think it is better than the one in the book!

    Reply
  15. Prerna Gupta says

    September 6, 2015 at 10:20 pm

    My favorite is Jamie’s 30 minute meals.! Loved the programme too!

    Reply
  16. Janice Mackin says

    September 6, 2015 at 10:00 am

    Jamie’s 30 minute meals.

    Reply
  17. Claire Willis says

    September 4, 2015 at 9:54 pm

    I love his slow cooked spiced lamb shanks – one of the first meals I cooked for my husband many years ago when we were dating

    Reply
  18. clair downham says

    September 1, 2015 at 3:54 pm

    i like his naked chef book

    Reply
  19. Heather Haigh says

    August 31, 2015 at 7:25 pm

    Jamie’s 15 minute meals is my favourite so far.

    Reply
  20. Mary Baldwin says

    August 31, 2015 at 5:58 pm

    Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals – so handy for after work dinners for the family.

    Reply
  21. Natalie Roberts says

    August 31, 2015 at 11:56 am

    Tough choice but I would have to say comfort food. x

    Reply
  22. Mardi (eat. live. travel. write.) says

    August 31, 2015 at 11:33 am

    I can’t enter the giveaway but boy does this look good! I am waiting impatiently for my copy to arrive from Amazon.co.uk (couldn’t wait until October when it comes out here!)

    Reply
  23. Darrell says

    August 30, 2015 at 4:43 pm

    Jamie at Home is my favourite

    Reply
  24. Paula Readings says

    August 30, 2015 at 10:48 am

    Home made strawberry Jam

    Reply
  25. Susan Lloyd says

    August 30, 2015 at 9:53 am

    Love his pasta pepperonata x

    Reply
  26. Jennifer Haden says

    August 30, 2015 at 9:16 am

    Jamie at home

    Reply
  27. Vivien Taylor says

    August 30, 2015 at 8:10 am

    Lamb dinner mothership.

    Reply
  28. kellyjo walters says

    August 30, 2015 at 7:41 am

    30 minute meals

    Reply
  29. Tracy K Nixon says

    August 30, 2015 at 6:25 am

    I have and love his Jamies 30 Minute Meals book!

    Reply
  30. pete c says

    August 29, 2015 at 10:26 pm

    Jamie Oliver Comfort Food

    Reply
  31. Hannah Ingham says

    August 29, 2015 at 10:15 pm

    I love his Jamie at Home book! 🙂

    Reply
  32. Tracey Peach says

    August 29, 2015 at 10:07 pm

    I haven’t seen any of his cooking for a long time so don’t have a favourite at the moment

    Reply
  33. janine atkin says

    August 29, 2015 at 9:42 pm

    ive never tried any – now is a good time to start!

    Reply
  34. iain maciver says

    August 29, 2015 at 9:35 pm

    Jamie at home

    Reply
  35. Chris Andrews says

    August 29, 2015 at 9:18 pm

    What’s your favourite Jamie recipe or book? . . . . . . . . . . Jamie Oliver Comfort Food

    Reply
  36. Jo m welsh says

    August 29, 2015 at 8:16 pm

    I like Jamie at home

    Reply
  37. Gill says

    August 29, 2015 at 3:02 am

    theres a recipe for next of lamb and cous cous but I can’t remember which book it’s in. it’s good though.

    Reply
  38. Best slow cooker says

    August 28, 2015 at 11:54 pm

    I love these photos, Skinny Carbonara looks great! Jamie is the man.

    Reply
  39. Sue Cole says

    August 28, 2015 at 9:39 pm

    Love all his books but I’ll say The Return of the Naked Chef

    Reply
  40. Laura says

    August 28, 2015 at 9:10 pm

    I love the Ministry of Food one

    Reply
  41. Hannah Ellis says

    August 28, 2015 at 7:02 pm

    Jamie at Home

    Reply
  42. Dawn Robinson says

    August 28, 2015 at 4:36 pm

    I’ve recently been using wholewheat pasta and brown rice and I think they actually taste nicer and have a pleasant, sort of nutty, texture. To my delight, my normally very-fussy husband, hasn’t complained either!

    Reply
  43. Sarah Cooper says

    August 28, 2015 at 4:29 pm

    I love his Ministry of Food book

    Reply
  44. Michaela says

    August 28, 2015 at 2:08 pm

    i love jamie at home

    Reply
  45. Ivy says

    August 28, 2015 at 12:19 pm

    My favourite Jamie’s recipe is his roast chicken, I can now make a perfectly cooked roast chicken everytime now.

    Reply
  46. Debbie Nichols says

    August 28, 2015 at 11:53 am

    My favourite Jamie book is Jamies Comfort Food

    Reply
  47. ELIZABETH WILLIAMS says

    August 28, 2015 at 11:33 am

    I love Jamie’s aubergine lasagne!

    Reply
  48. Jean Bolsover says

    August 28, 2015 at 11:32 am

    My favourite book so far is ‘jamie’s dinners’

    Reply
  49. Theresa cooke says

    August 28, 2015 at 11:25 am

    My favourite recipe of Jamie’s is Baked chicken curry.
    It’s really tasty and flavoursome. A family fav

    Reply
  50. Helen B says

    August 28, 2015 at 11:24 am

    My current favourite Jamie book is his saving money one. I like the ideas he gives for leftovers and using one main piece of meat for several different meals.

    Reply
  51. Corina says

    August 27, 2015 at 8:18 pm

    It sounds lovely and still indulgent tasting even though it’s a skinny version!

    Reply

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