Pasta With Bacon And Peas

Name: Pasta With Bacon And Peas
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 each Diced white onion; 2 each Or more diced garlic cloves; 4 oz Chopped pancetta/ thick cut chopped bacon; 8 oz Petite peas (I use frozen); 500 grams Pasta (penne, canneroni,tortiglioni work well) All I had in the cupboard was spaghetti!; 1 Extra virgin olive oil; 1 Sea salt or Kosher salt; 1 Parmesan cheese grated. Leave cheese out for 1/2 hour and grates much easier.; 1 Italian parsley

pomdoro @cook_3735574

Classic Italian dish, with my own twist.

pomdoro @cook_3735574

Classic Italian dish, with my own twist.

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Ingredients

30 mins

4 servings

1/2 eachDiced white onion
2 eachOr more diced garlic cloves
4 ozChopped pancetta/ thick cut chopped bacon
8 ozPetite peas (I use frozen)
500 gramsPasta (penne, canneroni,tortiglioni work well) All I had in the cupboard was spaghetti!
1Extra virgin olive oil
1Sea salt or Kosher salt
1Parmesan cheese grated. Leave cheese out for 1/2 hour and grates much easier.
1Italian parsley

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Steps

30 mins

1

Place frozen peas in a bowl of water to being thawing.
2

Start boiling the water for the pasta. You want a large pan with about 4 quarts of water.
3

Add chopped onions with just enough olive oil to sauté. The pancetta will add a lot of flavor and fat to the sauce.
4

Once the onions begin to become transparent/ or golden if you prefer, add the garlic.
5

Add pancetta to the onions and garlic. Keep heat on low.
6

Drain peas.
7

Add to sauce. Cook for only a couple of minutes more and then remove from heat.
8

Once the water comes to a rolling boil, add a handful of sea salt.
9

Add the pasta and stir continuously for about three minutes. Then, stir occasionally until the pasta is al dente. I have found this is about 2 minutes before recommended cooking time.
10

Drain pasta and combine with sauce. Add Parmesan cheese and parsley, if desired.
11

La scarpetta!