This post was created in partnership with Earthbound Farm Organic; all opinions are our own. Spring has officially sprung (hallelujah!), and we’ve got the fever. Tulips are popping up in our front yard, and we’re feeling all spring pea and baby spinach and Earth day-like. Do you feel it? (Perhaps not if you’re in the Southern hemisphere, or Minnesota, or reading this any month other than April.) In honor of the warmer weather and general feeling of valuing Mother Earth this month, we’ve got this vegetarian carbonara and seven earth-saving kitchen tips to start out April.
How to make vegetarian carbonara
Now, what is carbonara exactly? Pasta carbonara is an Italian invention (Roman to be exact): it’s an incredibly savory pasta recipe made using long pasta noodles, egg, Pecorino or Parmesan cheese, and either bacon or guanicale. The raw egg is mixed into the warm pasta and used to make a creamy, delicious yellow sauce. Since Alex and I eat most vegetarian, we wanted to create a vegetarian carbonara recipe! This version is a spring take with some springtime vegetables added in. To mimic the smoky taste of bacon, this vegetarian carbonara recipe uses smoked mozzarella instead! It’s also mixed with spring vegetables: green peas and a bit of sauteed spinach, to add some extra nutrients and texture. The combination of the cheeses plus the creamy, complex flavor of the egg yolk stirred in as an instant sauce makes the pasta taste both springy and light and supremely satisfying.
7 Earth-saving kitchen tips
Along with this vegetarian carbonara recipe, we wanted to offer up some Earth-saving tips for the ktichen to go along with Earth Day. Our planet is one amazing place to live, and in order to make sure it’s taken care of for our children and children’s children, we’ve got to care for it properly. Let’s love our Earth well! Though doing so is an exceedingly complex task and much more than one of us can do alone, taking small, concrete steps can actually gradually start to make positive impact on the Earth. Here are a few tips related to cooking and using your kitchen that can help in starting to save the planet:
More vegetarian pasta recipes
Outside of this vegetarian carbonara recipe, here are some of our favorite vegetarian pasta recipes:
Vegan Italian Pasta SaladGrilled Vegetable Pasta with RomescoBaked Pasta with Awesome SauceCreamy Almond Milk Pasta with HerbsCreamy Pasta Marinara
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This vegetarian carbonara recipe is vegetarian. 5 from 1 review The smoked mozzarella in this recipe is reminiscent of the bacon traditionally used in carbonara; if you can’t find it, use traditional mozzarella or substitute Parmesan (using 1 cup Parmesan total).
