Butter bean carbonara with bacon crumb recipe
Created by Kat Scott Payne
We’ve given carbonara a beansy makeover in this quick and easy recipe. Tender butter beans are coated in the same cheesy egg sauce and served with crispy bacon crumbs for a delicious twist on the Italian classic.
See method- Serves 4
- Takes 20 mins
- 333 calories / serving
- Gluten-free
Ingredients
- 100g Tesco Finest Alderwood smoked streaky bacon
- 2 medium eggs, plus 1 egg yolk
- 70g Parmigiano Reggiano, finely grated
- 2 x 400g tins butter beans, plus 2 tbsp bean water
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Shop ingredientsEach serving contains
- Energy
- 1390kJ 333.0kcal
- Fat
- 17g
- Saturates
- 7g
- Salt
- 1.3g
- Sugars
- 1g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 18.7gProtein 23.4gFibre 7.0g
Method
- In a frying pan over a high heat, fry the bacon until crisp, then transfer to a board and finely chop into crumbs. Leave the bacon fat in the pan.
- Mix the eggs and egg yolk and most of the Parmigiano Reggiano (reserving a little to serve) in a bowl, then slowly drizzle in half the saved bacon fat and mix together. Season with lots of black pepper and a little salt.
- Put the frying pan back over a medium heat and cook the beans until warmed through.
- Take the pan off the heat, then add the cheese-egg mixture and mix until silky and smooth, adding the bean water to thicken if needed.
- Serve in bowls with the bacon crumb sprinkled over the top and the remaining Parmigiano Reggiano cheese.
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