This lighter shrimp carbonara omits bacon and is made with skim milk and half-and-half to cut calories.
Prep
29 min
Cook
60 min
Servings
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
1
, 16 ounce
20 uncookeds medium shrimp
, peeled and deveined
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
, divided
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 small onion
, minced
2 cloves garlic
, minced
1 cup skim milk
0.25 cups half-and-half
4 large eggs
, beaten
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon fresh parsley
Instructions
1
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain and immediately return spaghetti to the pot.
2
Meanwhile, place shrimp in a large pan over medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Cook and stir shrimp until mostly opaque, about 5 minutes. Add shrimp to pasta; cover to keep warm.
3
Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in the same pan. Add onion; cook and stir until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add milk and half-and-half; cook until heated through, about 3 minutes.
4
Pour 1/4 cup of the milk mixture into a bowl; add eggs and stir until warmed through. Pour egg mixture over shrimp and pasta and stir in remaining milk mixture.
5
Top with Parmesan cheese and parsley.
Nutrition per serving
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