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Keto Spaghetti Carbonara with Pancetta

by Oscar Chimenti, Last Modified: May 13, 2022 This post may contain affiliate or sponsored links. See the Disclosure Policy linked in my footer.

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I am travelling again this week. This time to Italy with a Keto Spaghetti Carbonara with Pancetta. Since I can't really travel during the lockdown, I decided I am going to create some of my favourite dishes from my travels. Last week I made a Keto Quiche Lorraine that took me back to France.

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Today I am heading to Rome where I first had an authentic Spaghetti Carbonara. I was exploring the side streets of Rome, what I usually do when I travel and want to find that hidden gem.

While stumbling through a back alley I found this cute little restaurant that looked like my nonna was sitting at the door.

Trevi Fountain in Rome - 2006

She waved at me and said "mangiato spaghetti alla carbonara?". I do speak broken italian and understood what she was saying. I responded that I have had it but from back home in Canada.

At the time what I thought I knew what pasta carbonara was, wasn't actually carbonara.

In fact I was wrong. My italian family in Canada would always make Spaghetti Aglio e Olio which sometimes would be called carbonara but truth is, I never had carbonara until this cute little nonna made it for me.

Why Do I Love Spaghetti Carbonara?

In reality the traditional spaghetti carbonara uses real pasta and guanciale (pig cheeks) and not bacon or pancetta. Sadly guanciale is hard to find around here and well, as a diabetic I no longer eat pasta unless it's a low carb version such as konjac, shirataki, zucchini or spaghetti squash noodles. Although I will always enjoy my mom's lasagna whenever I go home to visit her twice a year.

This dish feels so creamy and rich and to be honest, it has sex appeal. I really can't explain it, spaghetti seems to have that sensual attraction to me.

Maybe I watched Lady and the Tramp too many times. Plus the salty and meaty pancetta just gives it that extra dreamy experience. Don't forget the yolk, need I say more?

The Noodles for Keto Spaghetti Carbonara

Everyone has their favourite keto and low carb noodles. For me, I usually prefer a zucchini noodle simply because it's a whole food and is a much cleaner ingredient without all the fibre.

However, for this dish I felt shirataki noodles were appropriate as I wanted that sensual mouth feel of spaghetti, plus it looks more like the real thing.

Ingredients for Carbonara

Other than the noodles this dish has only a few more ingredients. Unlike other pasta sauces, this one does not require simmering a sauce for hours, nor does it require crushing tomatoes or peeling garlic.

Pancetta

Made of pork belly meat that is salt-cured and crisp up nicely when fried in a pan. Perfect little bites that have a big flavour.

Parmesan

Parmigiano-Reggiano is an Italian hard, granular cheese produced from cow's milk and aged at least 12 months. Use freshly grated parmesan for this dish. I truly believe the more parm used the better this pasta tastes. So load it on as much as you like.

Eggs

Fresh eggs please and try not to drop the eggs into the pasta while it's too hot. You will end up with scrambled eggs. It's better to remove the pasta from the heat and then add the egg mixture. Don't worry, the heat from the pasta will cook the eggs.

Black Pepper

Freshly ground black pepper is preferred. It truly makes the dish and brings out way more flavour.

Let's Make the Spaghetti Carbonara

bowl of Keto Spaghetti Carbonara

Keto Spaghetti Carbonara with Pancetta

Oscar
Simply made with fresh parmesan, pancetta and egg yolks.
5 from 31 votes
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Prep Time : 15 mins
Cook Time : 15 mins
Total Time : 30 mins
Course : Main Course
Cuisine : Italian
Diet : Diabetic
Servings : 2 people
Calories : 329

Equipment

  • Cheese Grater
  • Medium Frying Pan
  • Pasta Strainer

Ingredients
  

  • 210 g Shirataki Noodles I used Nupasta
  • 125 g Pancetta
  • 2 tablespoon Grated Parmesan
  • 2 large egg yolks only
  • 1 large whole egg
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt half for Noodles and half for sauce
  • ¼ teaspoon Black Pepper half for Noodles and half for sauce
  • ¼ cup hot water
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Instructions
 

  • Rinse and dry the shirataki noodles and add to a medium size frying pan on medium/low heat, stir occasionally to remove moisture
  • Cube 1 cup of pancetta and fry in a medium sized frying pan on medium heat
  • add black pepper to pancetta
  • in a medium bowl add the yolks, egg, 3 teaspoon of grated parmesan and ⅛th teaspoon of black pepper and whisk until well combined
  • once moisture removed from noodles add them into the frying pan with the pancetta
  • add a pinch of salt and pepper
  • if dry add ¼ cup of hot water
  • turn off stove and remove pancetta and noodles away from heat
  • quickly add the egg sauce mixture and stir to coat the noodles
  • add more black pepper and parmesan as desired

Notes

2g net carbs per serving.

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Serving: 110g | Calories: 329kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 26g | Fiber: 3g
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  1. Addie

    September 01, 2021 at 10:32 pm

    5 stars
    I love this keto version of a classic dish! I bet it would be great with spaghetti squash too!

    Reply
  2. Bernice

    September 01, 2021 at 12:32 pm

    5 stars
    This is so awesome, I love traveling through food! There are a couple of shops near me that carry guanciale so I'm very lucky. Love the look of your keto version, this is the perfect dish to make keto style.

    Reply
    • Oscar Chimenti

      September 01, 2021 at 12:56 pm

      Thank you, it is a delicious dish.

      Reply
  3. Rob

    August 31, 2021 at 9:45 pm

    5 stars
    This was delicious! Will be making this often!

    Reply
  4. Sherry

    August 31, 2021 at 8:20 pm

    5 stars
    I had fresh zucchini from our garden and was looking for a good recipe to try and came across this one. The fresh zucchini spaghetti instead of the noodles turned out perfect and I loved how it turned out! I will be making this recipe over and over again!! Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
    • Oscar Chimenti

      September 01, 2021 at 12:56 pm

      Yes, love having it with zucchini instead.

      Reply
  5. Kayla DiMaggio

    August 31, 2021 at 8:09 pm

    5 stars
    This keto spaghetti carbonara was so delicious! I loved how it was low sugar as well. I tend to avoid pasta due to the carb count and diabetes but this was delicious!

    Reply
  6. ihackeddiabetes

    March 03, 2021 at 4:36 pm

    5 stars
    Making this easy dish at least once a week now.

    Reply

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