Easy Recipe for Yogurt Carbonara

Everyone loves carbonara. I love it too. But due to the high calorie content that accompanies its deliciousness, don't you feel a little guilty after eating it?

Here is a recipe that will (probably) ease your guilty conscience: Yogurt Carbonara! It's rich yet refreshing, tastes like sour cream added, and is very satisfying!

Yogurt Carbonara

Ingredients

Here is what you need to prepare. (This recipe is based on Meiji's recipe.

70 g spaghetti
Bacon as needed
Mushrooms, eringi mushrooms, etc. as needed
1/2 tablespoon olive oil
Parsley (if available), to taste
100 g plain yogurt
1 egg yolk
1 1/2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese
Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation

Cut the bacon and mushrooms into pieces and boil the spaghetti.


Combine yogurt, egg yolks, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper in a bowl.



Heat olive oil in a frying pan and fry the bacon. When crispy, add the mushrooms and saute further, then turn off the heat and add the sauce.



Drain the boiled spaghetti and quickly toss it in the sauce in the pan.


Serve on a plate, sprinkle with black pepper and parsley, and you're done!

How does yogurt carbonara taste?

It looks exactly like carbonara itself! The thickening of the yogurt makes it as mellow as pasta made with cream.


Refreshing and delicious! The richness of the milk and egg yolk gives the dish a thick texture, but the refreshing sourness of the yogurt leaves a soft aftertaste. But it is not too sour. Thanks to the Parmesan cheese, it is mellow. It's like adding sour cream! And you feel less guilty after eating it (*this is my personal opinion).


It is less expensive and less caloric than using whipped cream, so it should solve the dilemma of "I want to eat it, but it's too expensive (in cost or calories)...! This should solve the dilemma of "I want to eat it, but it's too expensive (in terms of cost or calories)! The slight sourness of the yogurt is quite addictive!