Pasta with pancetta, pecorino and asparagus. A twist on a traditional pasta dish by adding asparagus, and substituting pecorino cheese instead of Parmesan. I add just a few tablespoons of cream to my eggs to keep the sauce smooth and creamy, and I garnished the top of my pasta with a crisp twist of thinly sliced pancetta. We already had asparagus - the key ingredient! - but we subbed in smoked bacon for the pancetta (we store individual slices in the freezer), onions for the shallots, and shredded Do you ever make quick absorption pasta dishes like this?
Penne pasta with asparagus, tomatoes and pancetta.
For a vegetarian version: substitute the pancetta with some summer squash or zucchini, sliced into half-moons.
If you have leftover grilled vegetables from a BBQ or backyard cookout, use those instead!
You can cook Pasta with pancetta, pecorino and asparagus using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Pasta with pancetta, pecorino and asparagus
- You need 500 g of pasta.
- You need 100 g of asparagus tips, washed and sliced.
- You need 150 g of pancetta.
- Prepare of Small chopped onion.
- Prepare to taste of Pecorino.
- It's to taste of Salt.
- You need of Olive oil.
Be the first to review this recipe. Sauté pancetta in a large pan over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until crispy. Remove pancetta with a slotted spoon and set aside. Pasta is the perfect weeknight meal.
Pasta with pancetta, pecorino and asparagus instructions
- Cook pasta according to instructions in salted water. Fry onion gently in oil. When soft, add pancetta and cook for 2 mins on medium. Then add asparagus. Cook for another 3-4 mins.
- Save a cup of cooking water. Drain pasta, add to sauce. Add the cup of water and enough pecorino to make it creamy when you mix it..
- Mix well.
- Enjoy :).
Asparagus, Olive, & Pancetta Pappardelle With Pecorino. Be the first to rate & review! Raise the heat to medium-high and cook, stirring occasionally, until bright-green and. In a pan heat your olive oil. Add your asparagus and your fava beans to the pancetta and toss to combine.
