Pasta Carbonara

I just invented this pasta carbonara recipe because I had a big craving for it! It’s really the perfect comfort food!!! And as good as the original.

Prep : 5 min

Cooking : 10 min

Servings : 4

Ingredients

• 375 g pasta (spaghetti or linguine)

• 3 Tbsp (30 ml) olive oil

• 1 white onion, chopped

• 3 cloves of garlic, minced

• 1 package (156 g) of vegan bacon, diced (eg : Yves or Miss Recipe)

• 2 cups (500 ml) soy cream (eg : Belsoy found next to soy milk at the grocery store, look in the refrigerated and non-refrigerated sections)

• 1 Tbsp (15 ml) nutritional yeast

• Pepper

• Optional: vegan parmesan (eg : Earth Island)

Preparation

1. Cook pasta according to package directions.

2. In a frying pan, fry bacon in 1 Tbsp of oil. Add water to soften. Cook for about 5 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, in a large frying pan, saute the onion and garlic in 2 Tbsp of oil until brown (about 5 minutes).

4. Add cream, yeast, pepper and bacon and cook for 2 minutes.

5. Add the pasta to the sauce and mix well. Sprinkle with parmesan if desired.