Vegetarian carbonara with courgettes and ricotta

• 🍽 Servings: 2

• ⏱ Preparation time: 15 minutes

• 🔥 Cooking time: 10 minutes

• 🌾 Cereal-based: wholemeal spaghetti

• 🥒 Star ingredient: courgettes

• 🧠 Balance: complex carbohydrates + light proteins

• 🏛 Inspiration: a reinterpretation of Roman tradition

Recipe

Vegetarian carbonara was created as a way of striking a balance: it retains the creaminess and comfort of the traditional dish, whilst reducing its fat and protein content.

In the Typigo model, this represents a a conscious reinterpretation, where ricotta replaces the egg and the courgettes provide fibre, water and micronutrients.

It is a first course that retains its character and flavour, whilst reducing its overall metabolic impact.

Ingredients for 2 persons

• 160 g wholemeal spaghetti

• 3 courgettes

• 200 g fresh cow’s milk ricotta

• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

• Turmeric, to taste.

• Black pepper, to taste.

• Moderate amounts of salt for cooking

Procedure

1. Wash and dice the courgettes.

2. Boil them in lightly salted water until tender.

3. Cook the wholemeal spaghetti in salted water.

4. In a bowl, mix together the ricotta, turmeric and pepper.

5. Gradually add the pasta cooking water until you have a smooth, velvety sauce.

6. Drain the pasta when it is al dente.

7. Combine the pasta, courgettes and ricotta cream.

8. Finish with a spoonful of extra virgin olive oil.

9. Serve with a sprinkling of pepper.

Nutritional composition

✔ Complex carbohydrates that are released gradually

✔ Low-fat ricotta protein

✔ Vegetable fibre from courgettes

✔ Monounsaturated fats in extra virgin olive oil

In the Typigo system, it is classified as:

A balanced first course with a reduced fat content

Nutrition advice

Compared with the traditional version, this preparation:

• Reduces saturated fat

• Increase your fibre intake

• Improves digestibility

It can be served with a side of raw vegetables to further boost the meal’s micronutrient content.

Key ingredient

Wholemeal spaghetti

Choosing wholemeal products increases your fibre intake and helps to regulate blood sugar levels more effectively.

The quality of the wheat affects the overall nutritional value of the dish.

Reinterpreting does not mean distorting, but finding a new balance.

This vegetarian carbonara shows that tradition and health-conscious eating can go hand in hand in the same dish.