Pasta e Piselli (Pasta With Peas and Bacon)
Simple ingredients, short cooking time and heaps of flavour are what we all love for a busy weeknight meal, right? Why not try a true Italian classic - Pasta e Piselli for your next quick pasta affair? This Pasta with Peas and Bacon is extremely easy to make with just a handful of ingredients, but the combination of al dente pasta, salty bacon, sweet green peas and fresh mint will blow your socks off!
Ingredients
- 180 g pasta
- 100 g smoked pancetta or smoked bacon, cut into small pieces
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 brown onion finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove minced or finely chopped
- 60 ml chicken or vegetable stock
- 120 g frozen garden peas
- ½ teaspoon dried mixed herbs
- 5 g fresh mint finely chopped
- 30 g parmesan cheese finely grated
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water with some salt to a boil. Cook pasta following the instructions on the packet, making sure it's cooked al dente.
- Heat a large frying pan on medium-high heat. Add the pancetta, or bacon, chopped into small pieces and cook until crispy (about 5 minutes). Take the bacon out of the pan and set aside.
- If the pan is looking dry, add a tablespoon of oil. Tip in the onions and saute for 4-5 minutes, until softened. Then add the garlic and carry on cooking for 30 seconds longer.
- Pour in the stock/ broth and tip in the peas and bring the liquid to a boil. Cook on high heat for a couple of minutes, until the sauce is reduced by about half.
- Reduce the heat to low, add the drained pasta to the sauce. Stir in half of the parmesan and mint. Season with salt and black pepper if needed.
- Divide the pasta between bowls, top it with crispy bacon, parmesan and garnish with extra mint.
Nutrition
Calories: 678kcalCarbohydrates: 84gProtein: 27gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 702mgPotassium: 562mgFiber: 8gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 775IUVitamin C: 29mgCalcium: 240mgIron: 3mg
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