Carbonara (Primal and pasta options)

Carbonara is a rich, creamy pasta sauce.  Traditionally it is served over fettucini with a raw egg on top.  For this recipe the egg and peas are optional along with the pasta.  I use the zucchini as the pasta replacement for my primal diet.

Ingredients: (for 1 serving)
2 slices of bacon diced (I use Fresh and Easy sodium nitrate free bacon)
1/4 onion diced
1 tablespoon of butter (if I am out of butter or want more bacon flavor I use bacon grease)
1 zucchini sliced into long pieces
3/4 cup of heavy whipping cream
Fresh grated parmesan cheese

Optional:
1/4 to 1/2 cup of frozen peas
Serving of pasta
Egg

Directions:

1. Start heating pan (if you are making pasta start that now by following the pasta directions - delay starting the sauce a few minutes to ensure pasta is done at same time as sauce)
2. Dice bacon and onions
3. Add butter/bacon grease to pan and allow to melt
4. Add bacon and onion and cook on medium heat for about two minutes-stir with wooden spoon 
5. Add zucchini and cook on medium for about four minutes until it starts to brown - season with salt 
6. Add heavy cream (and peas) and turn up heat 
7. Stir as cream boils and thickens - about 2 minutes - DO NOT over heat cream 
8. When cream thickens turn off heat 
9. Add egg (optional)
10. Add pasta (optional)
11. Serve in a pre-warmed bowl
12. Grate fresh parmesan using Zyliss 11370 Classic Rotary-Style Cheese Grater

Pasta Version

Primal Version