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.
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.

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.
SKINNY CARBONARA SMOKY BACON, PEAS, ALMONDS & BASIL
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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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Scoop in three-quarters of your pea mixture to heat through.
- 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).
- 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.
- It might be skinny, but it’s beautifully light and delicious. Enjoy!
Courses Healthy
Cuisine Italian

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Everyday Super Food by Jamie Oliver is published by Penguin Random House
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With thanks to Jamie’s PR team for the recipes, previews and review copy in the post.
Allison W says
Made this tonight! Totally agree that a while lemon is too much! Wish I’d come across your comments before.
Martina Evans says
I love the book, Jamie’s Comfort Food!
caroline says
yum, the carbonara looks fab. looking forward to (attempting!) this myself
kate eastham says
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! 🙂
Tina deacon says
I love Jamie Oliver’s 30 minute book always use it fantastic for us
Cheryl says
Jamie’s Comfort Food!
Ann-Marie says
Has to be Jamie’s Comfort Food! So key for surviving winter 😉
Kirsty Fox says
I love his 30 Minute Meals book, that’s my kind of cooking 🙂
Clemmieg says
My favourite so far is Jamie’s Comfort Food 🙂
Paul says
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!
rebecca says
I love save with Jamie
Lyn Bosomworth says
Jamie Oliver Comfort Food
Kat Lucas says
I love his Comfort Food book and go back to it time and time again
janet @ the taste space says
Gorgeous picture, Ren. I think it is better than the one in the book!
Prerna Gupta says
My favorite is Jamie’s 30 minute meals.! Loved the programme too!
Janice Mackin says
Jamie’s 30 minute meals.
Claire Willis says
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
clair downham says
i like his naked chef book
Heather Haigh says
Jamie’s 15 minute meals is my favourite so far.
Mary Baldwin says
Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals – so handy for after work dinners for the family.
Natalie Roberts says
Tough choice but I would have to say comfort food. x
Mardi (eat. live. travel. write.) says
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!)
Darrell says
Jamie at Home is my favourite
Paula Readings says
Home made strawberry Jam
Susan Lloyd says
Love his pasta pepperonata x
Jennifer Haden says
Jamie at home
Vivien Taylor says
Lamb dinner mothership.
kellyjo walters says
30 minute meals
Tracy K Nixon says
I have and love his Jamies 30 Minute Meals book!
pete c says
Jamie Oliver Comfort Food
Hannah Ingham says
I love his Jamie at Home book! 🙂
Tracey Peach says
I haven’t seen any of his cooking for a long time so don’t have a favourite at the moment
janine atkin says
ive never tried any – now is a good time to start!
iain maciver says
Jamie at home
Chris Andrews says
What’s your favourite Jamie recipe or book? . . . . . . . . . . Jamie Oliver Comfort Food
Jo m welsh says
I like Jamie at home
Gill says
theres a recipe for next of lamb and cous cous but I can’t remember which book it’s in. it’s good though.
Best slow cooker says
I love these photos, Skinny Carbonara looks great! Jamie is the man.
Sue Cole says
Love all his books but I’ll say The Return of the Naked Chef
Laura says
I love the Ministry of Food one
Hannah Ellis says
Jamie at Home
Dawn Robinson says
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!
Sarah Cooper says
I love his Ministry of Food book
Michaela says
i love jamie at home
Ivy says
My favourite Jamie’s recipe is his roast chicken, I can now make a perfectly cooked roast chicken everytime now.
Debbie Nichols says
My favourite Jamie book is Jamies Comfort Food
ELIZABETH WILLIAMS says
I love Jamie’s aubergine lasagne!
Jean Bolsover says
My favourite book so far is ‘jamie’s dinners’
Theresa cooke says
My favourite recipe of Jamie’s is Baked chicken curry.
It’s really tasty and flavoursome. A family fav
Helen B says
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.
Corina says
It sounds lovely and still indulgent tasting even though it’s a skinny version!