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Lightened-Up Low Fat Spaghetti Carbonara
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Lightened-up Spaghetti Carbonara

Total Time20 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 425kcal

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces spinach pasta (or any spaghetti of your choice)
  • 1 cup skim milk
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 4 ounces Neufchâtel cheese
  • 2 ounces Parmesan cheese
  • 5 ounces cooked ham or turkey bacon (chopped)
  • 1 cup frozen peas (thaw before adding to sauce)

Instructions

  • Cook spaghetti according to package instructions, omitting salt
  • Whisk flour into milk and bring to boil in a saucepan. Once the milk boils, turn the heat down to low and simmer for 2 minutes until the milk thickens. Stir in the cream cheese and parmesan cheese until incorporated.
  • Be sure to chop the ham (or turkey bacon) into small cubes.
  • Add the chopped ham and peas to the sauce, and toss with the cooked pasta.