Sweet Potato Carbonara with Spinach & Mushrooms Recipe

Sweet Potato Carbonara with Spinach & Mushrooms

• Cook
  40 m
• Ready In
  40 m

Recipe By: EatingWell Test Kitchen

“Loaded with veggies, this spiralized sweet potato vegetable noodles recipe—our healthy take on a traditional carbonara recipe—achieves superfood status with the addition of spinach and mushrooms. Look for large, straight sweet potatoes to make the longest veggie noodles.”

Ingredients

• • 2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled
  • 3 large eggs, beaten
  • 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
• • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3 strips center-cut bacon, chopped
  • 1 8-ounce package sliced mushrooms
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 5-ounce package baby spinach

Directions

• 1 Put a large pot of water on to boil.
• 2 Using a spiral vegetable slicer or julienne vegetable peeler, cut sweet potatoes lengthwise into long, thin strands. You should have about 12 cups of "noodles."
• 3 Cook the sweet potatoes in the boiling water, gently stirring once or twice, until just starting to soften but not completely tender, 1½ to 3 minutes. Reserve ¼ cup of the cooking water, then drain. Return the noodles to the pot, off the heat. Combine eggs, Parmesan, salt, pepper and the reserved water in a bowl; pour over the noodles and gently toss with tongs until evenly coated.
• 4 Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add bacon and mushrooms and cook, stirring often, until the liquid has evaporated and the mushrooms are starting to brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add spinach and cook, stirring, until wilted, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the vegetables to the noodles and toss to combine. Top with a generous grinding of pepper.