Description
This isn’t your traditional carbonara—ripe avocado brings a silky, buttery richness to the sauce, paired with lemon, garlic, and crisp bacon for a bold, modern take on comfort food.
Ingredients
Scale
½ lb (225 g) spaghetti
1 ripe avocado
1 egg yolk
½ cup heavy cream (120 mL)
1 garlic clove
½ lemon, juiced
½ cup grated Parmesan (55 g)
3 strips bacon
1 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
Cook pasta until al dente. Reserve ½ cup pasta water.
Blend sauce: In a blender, combine avocado, egg yolk, cream, garlic, lemon juice, and Parmesan until smooth.
Cook bacon until crispy. Chop into pieces.
Drain pasta and return to pot with olive oil. Toss with sauce, adding pasta water to loosen if needed.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
Nutrition
- Calories: 600 per serving
- Fat: 35g per serving
- Carbohydrates: 50g per serving
- Protein: 20g per serving