Spaghetti Carbonara Vegetarian, Recipe for without Bacon Pasta

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At this point I would like to present you my Spaghetti Carbonara Vegetarian Recipe.

The traditional Italian pasta dish sensationally prepared with tofu and mushrooms.

Pasta is definitely a feel-good meal and this dish with egg and cream always makes me happy.

I eat meat-free more and more often, partly for health reasons and partly for animal welfare reasons.

That’s why I have modified the traditional Italian dish for all those who feel the same way.

After several attempts I have come to the following variant. The taste of the dish is very close to the original.

I often and gladly use smoked tofu as a meat substitute, if it is necessary for the good taste at all.

Smoked tofu is so to speak my miracle substitute for bacon & co and I always have some in the fridge.

Shall we chat in the kitchen? I wish you success and a good appetite.

1. Basic Knowledge about Spaghetti Carbonara Vegetarian

There are a few points that are important for your pasta dish. Let’s start with the pasta:

Then I would like to give you a few hints for the curdling of the egg-cream mixture on the noodles

Cream is a popular point of discussion at the Carbonara. Ornella from Milan showed me her family recipe with cream, with little cream!

Vegetarian carbonara spaghetti arranged in portrait format, cooked, arranged and photographed by professional chef Thomas SixtVegetarian Carbonara Spaghetti, a delicious dish!

2. Recipe Spaghetti Carbonara Vegetarian

Spaghetti Carbonara Vegetarian

Cooked, photographed and written down by chef Thomas Sixt.

Servings 2
Calories 763
Total Time 18 Min.
Preparation Time 10 Min.
Cook Time 8 Min.

Simple tutorial for spaghetti carbonara vegetarian without bacon.

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Spaghetti Carbonara vegetarian recipe picture
Spaghetti Carbonara vegetarian Recipe Image © Thomas Sixt

Ingredients

250 g spaghetti
80 g smoked tofu
80 g Champignons (mushrooms)
1 pc clove of garlic
1-2 tbs oliv oil
3 pc eggs
1 tbs Cream
60 g finely grated parmesan (or pecorino)
4 pinches Salt
3 pinches Pepper
2 pinches dried chilli (chili powder or chili flakes)

Instruction

Cooked spaghetti
Spaghetti

Prepare Spaghetti

Place a large pot with plenty of water on top and bring to the boil.

Salt the spaghetti water well – it should taste like sea water.

Put the spaghetti into the boiling water and cook it until it is firm to the bite, depending on the thickness of the spaghetti 6-10 minutes.

In between stir once with a wooden spoon.

Pour the cooked spaghetti into a sieve and shake well.

Cut the smoked tofu
Frying tofu in strips would be an option instead of fish. I like the smoked tofu, it brings an exciting taste to the soup!

Prepare tufo

Cut smoked tofu into fine cubes.

Mushrooms when frying in the pan

Prepare Mushrooms

Clean and slice the mushrooms.

Cubed tofu with mushrooms

Fry tofu

Fry the diced tofu and mushrooms plus a finely chopped clove of garlic in olive oil.

Remove the garlic from the pan later.

Eggs, cream, parsley and spices for carbonara

Prepare Eggs

Mix eggs, cream, finely chopped parsley, dried chilli, salt and pepper in a bowl.

Spaghetti Carbonara vegetarian in the pan

Add ingredients

Add spaghetti to the tofu and mushrooms in the pan.

Add the cream-egg mixture and mix briefly on the stove.

Spaghetti with egg, cream and tofu

Add Cheese

Add grated parmesan or pecorino (caution, salty!)

Vegetarian spaghetti carbonara
served spaghetti carbonara according to Thomas Sixt.

Serve

Arrange the Spaghetti Carbonara quickly on warm plates or in bowls, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle some more Parmesan cheese.

If you like, add pesto genovese or wild garlic pesto as a supplement.

Bon appetite!

Video

The pesto does not come on the plate in the original! I have tried the dish with both types of pesto and find it simply exciting. Just try this variation and enjoy it…

Cousine

3. Calories and Nutritional Values

4. Tip: Combine Pesto with Spaghetti Carbonara Vegetarian

Homemade pesto, how that goes I show you another post. 

Of course, this is not part of the recipe for you here and also not mandatory. It is therefore rather “the cherry on the cream”:

Pour homemade pesto into a screw-top jar.Homemade pesto, how to do this I’ll show you another post.

5. More Ideas for Do-It-Yourself Cooking

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