Carbonara is an Italian staple. While you may not be able to have the delicious carby version, you can definitely make a similar keto pasta kind!
For this recipe, you will need shiritaki noodles. You can find them in the grocery store alongside the tofu. If you can’t find it, don’t fret! You can also use zucchini noodles, cucumber noodles, or even Palmini noodles (although, that’s a bit pricey.)
One trick with carbonara is you have to follow the recipe to a ‘T.’ If you don’t, you could end up with a very eggy carbonara, which is not at all tasty! If you find that when you add your eggs to the pasta, that they separate and look scrambled – then you’re pasta is too hot. You want to make sure the noodles are very warm when you add the mix in. If you’re carbonara turns out a little watery, put it all back on the stove on and stir over low heat until it thickens. Just make sure it doesn’t scramble.
Yields 4 servings of Keto Spaghetti alla Carbonara
The Preparation
- 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
- 5 ounces bacon, chopped
- 226 grams shirataki noodles
- 3 large egg
- 1 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 2 teaspoons fresh garlic, minced
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped for topping
The Execution
1. In a deep pan, melt your butter.
2. Add in your bacon and cook on medium-high until nice and crispy.
3. Add in the minced garlic then drop your shiritaki noodles into the pan and turn it down to medium-low.
4. Stir frequently as you heat up the noodles.
5. In the meantime, in a separate bowl, beat together your eggs and ¾ of your cheese.
6. Once the noodles are very warm, take it off the heat and throw them into a separate bowl.
7. Immediately stir in your egg/cheese mixture. Make sure that the eggs do not scramble, but thicken into a velvety sauce.
8. Serve immediately, topping with parsley and the rest of your cheese.
This makes a total of 4 servings of Keto Spaghetti alla Carbonara. Each serving comes out to be 403 calories, 32.8g fats, 2.2g net carbs, and 26.3g protein.
| NUTRITION | CALORIES | FAT | CARBS | FIBER | NET CARBS | PROTEIN |
| 1 1/2 tablespoon butter | 153 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 5 ounce bacon | 756 | 66.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.8 |
| 226 gram shirataki noodles | 14 | 0 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| 3 large egg | 236 | 15.7 | 1.2 | 0 | 1.2 | 20.7 |
| 1 cup parmesan cheese | 431 | 28.6 | 4.1 | 0 | 4.1 | 38.5 |
| 2 teaspoon fresh garlic | 8 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.4 |
| — salt and pepper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 tablespoon fresh parsley | 3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Totals | 1600 | 127.8 | 14.4 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 98.2 |
| Per Serving (/4) | 400 | 31.9 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 24.6 |
Keto Spaghetti alla Carbonara
Ingredients
- 1 ½ tablespoon butter
- 5 ounce bacon chopped
- 226 gram shirataki noodles
- 3 large egg
- 1 cup parmesan cheese grated
- 2 teaspoon fresh garlic minced
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped for topping
Instructions
- In a deep pan melt the butter over medium high heat. Add the bacon and cook until crispy, then add the garlic. Cook for about one minute more, stirring frequently.
- Add the shiritake noodles to the pan, then turn heat to medium low.
- Combine with bacon and stir frequently as you heat up the noodles.
- In the meantime, in a separate bowl, beat together the eggs and 3/4 of the cheese.
- Once the noodles are very warm, take it off the heat and put them into a separate bowl.
- Immediately stir in your egg/cheese mixture. Make sure that the eggs do not scramble, but thicken into a velvety sauce.
- Serve immediately, topping with parsley and the rest of your cheese.
This recipe looks delicious. I have one question. Is the weight 226 grams for the shiritaki noodles how much the weight on the packages should add up to, or the weight of the noodles after they’ve been drained? Thank you!
This will be the weight listed on the packages themselves. 🙂
Hi Laura! I was just checking the different pasta recipes you’ve got on here trying to pick one for tonight and I noticed the carbs in 1 cup parmesan cheese are different! In this recipe it says 13.91 and in other recipes it says 2.73 per cup.. Am I getting something wrong here? 🙂 Thanks!
Hi guys – this recipe looks excellent and I can’t wait to try it! I am a bit confused about something though – in this one it says that 1 cup of parmesan cheese is 13.91 net carbs and in other recipes it says it’s only 2.73 per cup…am I getting something wrong here? 🙂 Thanks!
This one is correct for grated Parmesan. Is the other recipe possibly shredded Parmesan?
For those people that are new to Shiritaki noodles, but sure and rinse them well under cold water and let them drain.
Definitely – we have a post on them as well to explain some of the cooking methods: https://www.ruled.me/shirat…
Definitely – we have a post on them as well to explain some of the cooking methods: https://www.ruled.me/shirataki-noodles-cook-health-benefits/
You’re correct – a 1 must have slipped into there by mistake. I went ahead and corrected it.
I thought Shiritaki noodles don’t have carbs / calories in them but the recipe here shows them as having some. Are you using the Tofu Shiritaki noodles?
Is it 226 grams TOTAL for the noodles or is it 3 packages of 226 grams each?
It’s three 226g packages. It will be less weight than that once all of the liquids are drained.
I don’t care for Shiritaki noodles, but this recipe sounds fantastic. There has to be a substitution for them even if it has some addition carbs?
Zucchini noodles are a popular choice for replacing them – I think they would taste pretty good here.
https://uploads.disquscdn.c… Healthy Noodle by Kibun from Costco are AMAZING.
It is the closest thing to Pasta in terms of taste and texture, with the texture being like slightly overcooked pasta. not rubbery at all, no gross smell or weird taste.
I think they’re fantastic also – I tried them out when they came out at Costco. Unfortunately for me, I found that they bloated me up really bad and was sometimes knocking me out of ketosis. I’m not sure if you’ve had a similar experience.