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Linguini Carbonara with Asparagus and Zoodles

Loads of flavour from sun dried tomatoes, asparagus, spiralized zucchini, bacon and ground turkey in a pasta dish that is sure to please
Total Time1 hour

Ingredients

  • Linguini about an inch+ diameter
  • 450 g ground turkey
  • 1/4 tsp each salt pepper
  • 1/2 tsp dried oregano
  • 2 medium zucchini
  • 4 strips bacon chopped roughly
  • 2 gloves garlic minced
  • 1/3 cup sundried tomatoes
  • 1 cup asparagus chopped (about 10 stalks)
  • 1 cup pasta water
  • 1 egg

Instructions

  • Salt and boil water*
  • In a medium frying pan, cook ground turkey, adding salt, pepper and oregano
  • While turkey is cooking, chop asparagus and spiralize zucchini. Set aside
  • Chop bacon, roughly
  • Once turkey is cooked, set aside and using a large saute pan (or just any big pan you have that will fit all of this), cook the bacon
  • *Now add linguine to boiling water and cook according to the directions on the package
  • Add garlic, asparagus and sundried tomatoes to the bacon pan. Stir
  • After a few minutes, add spiralized zucchini
  • Cook covered for five minutes before adding the cooked turkey
  • Stir, and let the veggies continue to cook for about five more minutes
  • Meanwhile, take 1 cup boiling pasta water into a glass measuring cup (or similar) and crack egg in, stirring vigorously
  • Pour egg water into frying pan, stirring constantly
  • By now, the linguine should be ready. Drain and add the noddles to the frying pan
  • Give it a good stir!
  • Simmer for about 5 to 10 minutes
  • Add pepper and parmesan cheese to taste
  • Enjoy!