"light" Broccoli Carbonara

Ingredients

• 12 ounces rotini pasta or other pastas
• 1 onion, diced fine
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 bunches Broccolini or 2 head broccoli, chopped into 1/2 inch pieces
• 1/2 lb lean bacon or turkey bacon
• 1 1/2 cups shredded parmesan cheese
• 1 tomato, chopped small
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon chili flakes
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter

Directions

1. 1

   Turn on water to boil pasta.

2. 2

   Shred parmesan using microplane.

3. 3

   Fry bacon, drain and chop into small pieces.

4. 4

   Pour off bacon drippings, and add butter, olive oil, salt, nutmeg and chili flakes and cook onions and garlic for about 5 minutes.

5. 5

   Drop pasta in salted boiling water and cook for about 10 minutes

6. 6

   Add broccolini or broccoli to onions and garlic and cook until pasta is done.

7. 7

   Drain pasta and add to sauce along with whisked egg and a little pasta water to thin sauce if desired.

8. 8

   Taste to check salt, but can always add extra parmesan to servings

9. 9

   Serve with a bit of grated parmesan, drizzle of olive oil and some chopped tomato.