Italian Recipe › Spaghetti Squash Carbonara

If you've ever wondered what to do with a spaghetti squash, or you're tired of serving it with marinara sauce, here's a recipe for you. It's special enough for company and simple enough for every day. Based on the classic spaghetti carbonara, spaghetti squash is roasted in the oven and finished with a sauce of garlic, leeks, white wine, Parmesan, and a bit of bacon.

Ingredients

• 1 pinch sea salt, or to taste
• 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
• 1 large spaghetti squash, halved and seeded
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley, plus extra for garnish
• ¼ pound bacon, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
• 1 leek, cleaned and chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• ⅓ cup white wine
• 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese, or to taste, to garnish

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. Sprinkle sea salt and ground black pepper into the bottom of a baking dish. Put squash halves into the baking dish with the cut sides facing downward. Pour enough water into the pan to be about 1/4-inch deep.
3. Roast squash in preheated oven until flesh is tender, 60 to 90 minutes. Shred the flesh from the squash into strands and to a colander to drain excess liquid.
4. Beat eggs, Parmesan cheese, and 3 tablespoons parsley together in a bowl.
5. Put bacon into a skillet and place over medium heat; cook and stir until browned but not yet crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain excess fat from the pan, retaining about 2 tablespoons. Cook and stir leek with the bacon until soft, about 2 minutes. Add garlic and continue to cook until fragrant, about 1 minute more.
6. Pour white wine over the bacon mixture; cook until most of the liquid evaporates, about 5 minutes. Stir squash into the bacon mixture; cook and stir until any remaining moisture from the squash evaporates, 2 to 3 minutes.
7. Gently stir the egg mixture into the squash mixture; cook until the liquid makes a creamy sauce and is heated through, 2 to 3 minutes more. Season with pepper. Garnish with parsley and Parmesan cheese.

Nutrition Facts

• calories370.4
• carbohydrateContent37.2 g
• cholesterolContent168.4 mg
• fatContent16.4 g
• fiberContent0.6 g
• proteinContent19.8 g
• saturatedFatContent6.7 g
• sodiumContent755.6 mg
• sugarContent1.6 g