I just made this, and it was so amazingly tasty it would be great for low-carbers and "normal"(!) people alike, so thought I would share. You can adjust pretty much any of the ingredients to lower/raise the carb and calorie content (eg if you want less bacon, or more courgette/zucchini "pasta"). The cheese and chilli are optional.
COURGETTE/ZUCCHINI PASTA AMATRICIANA
(serves 1, easily expandable)
1 cup of courgette/zucchini Dry chilli flakes (or fresh chopped if you prefer) 1/4 cup chopped onion 2 rashers of bacon, chopped into pieces 1/2 can chopped stewed tomatoes Dash olive oil Freshly ground black pepper Freshly grated parmesan or pecorino
1, For the courgette/zucchini "pasta": Put it in the oven on a low heat, for 5-10 minutes. You could also boil/steam/microwave it, but I chose the oven to dry it out a little, as it is very moist.
2. For the sauce: - saute the onions until they start to go tranparent - add the bacon and chilli flakes, stir until the bacon is cooked through - add the chopped tomatoes and black pepper - cook for a few minutes until heated through, don't allow it to over boil/burn
3. Finale - Pour the sauce on top of the "pasta" - Add the grated cheese, more black pepper if you wish - Eat, enjoy!
According to Fitday.com, this has 613 calories (111 come from the the cheese, 423 from the bacon, so that's what to reduce if you're calorie counting). It has 20 carbs, five of which are fibre, so 15 net carbs (7 carbs come from the courgette/zucchini, 9 come from the canned tomatoes, 1 from the cheese, 3 from the onions). It has 51g of fat, all of which comes from the cheese and bacon, so this is not really a low-fat diet suitable recipe.
