Dinner Tonight: Pasta with Parsnips and Bacon

Name: Dinner Tonight: Pasta with Parsnips and Bacon
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 113 grams bacon or pancetta, chopped; 2 Tbsps butter; 227 grams pasta (fresh pasta if you have it); 59 milliliters chopped green onion (or parsley); 3 servings Grated parmesan; 907 grams parsnips, peeled, quartered lengthwise, and cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick rounds; 3 servings Salt and pepper

Dinner Tonight: Pasta with Parsnips and Bacon might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 3. This recipe covers 39% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 28g of protein, 33g of fat, and a total of 789 calories. Head to the store and pick up salt and pepper, parsnips, pasta, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Meanwhile, add the chopped bacon to a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook until the bacon is browned, stirring often, about 5 minutes.

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Water

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Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and let drain on a couple paper towels.

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Bacon

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Pour off all but 2 tablespoons of the bacon fat.

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Turn the heat to medium and add the butter to skillet with the bacon fat.

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Add the parsnips and cook for about 12 minutes, stirring often. They should be lightly browned and very tender. Turn off the heat.

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Cook pasta according to the directions on the box. When done, reserve 2 cups of the cooking water and then add the pasta directly to the skillet with the parsnips. Turn heat to high and add about 1 1/2 cups of the cooking water, the bacon, and the green onions. Cook for 1 minute, stirring often.

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