Pasta Carbonara
Yummy savoury carbonara without the egg. Vegetarian and syn free, using just 1 healthy extra A.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 2 people
Ingredients
- 200 g Dried pasta
- 5 slices Quorn ham free chopped
- 300 g Mushrooms diced
- 60 g Primula Cheese
- 30 g Pecorino Cheese grated
- 2 cloves Garlic crushed
- 1 Veg stock cube crumbled
Instructions
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Cook the pasta in salted water, according to the directions on the pack
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To a large, non-stick pan, add the mushrooms, stock cube and garlic along with a couple of tablespoons of water. Cook gently until the mushrooms are soft. Add more water if needed.
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Add the ham and stir to ensure the pieces are not all stuck together.
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Once the pasta has cooked, add the cheeses and about 200ml of the pasta water to the ham and mushroom mix and stir throughly until a creamy sauce is formed.
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Stir the pasta through ensuring it is all coated in the sauce. Serve.
Recipe Notes
Pecorino is a vegetarian Italian hard cheese like Parmesan. Make sure your cheeses are vegetarian!