Farfalle with Peas and Pancetta

Name: Farfalle with Peas and Pancetta
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 907 grams fresh peas in pod or one 10-ounce box frozen baby peas; 454 grams dried farfalle or rotini; 3 Tbsps olive oil; 227 grams sliced pancetta or 1/4 pound sliced bacon; 4 servings Accompaniment: freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano; 2 shallots; 454 grams sugar snap peas and/or snow peas

Farfalle with Peas and Pancetta requires approximately 45 minutes from start to finish. This main course has 1108 calories, 48g of protein, and 44g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 51% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. If you have accompaniment: parmigiano-reggiano, shallots, pancetta, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

Shell fresh peas if using. Diagonally cut sugar snaps and/or snow peas into thirds. Finely chop pancetta and shallots separately.

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Fresh Peas

Snow Peas

Pancetta

Shallot

Sugar

Fill a 6-quart pasta pot three fourths full with salted water and bring to a boil for peas and pasta. Have ready a bowl of ice and cold water.

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Pasta

Water

Peas

Ice

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Bowl

Pot

Cook fresh or frozen peas in boiling water until tender, about 2 minutes, and with a slotted spoon transfer to ice water to stop cooking. Cook sugar snaps and/ or snow peas in boiling water until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes, and with slotted spoon transfer to ice water. Reserve water in pot over low heat, covered.

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Water

Snow Peas

Sugar

Peas

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Slotted Spoon

Pot

Drain peas in a colander and transfer to a bowl.

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Peas

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Colander

Bowl

In a deep 12-inch heavy skillet heat oil over moderate heat until hot but not smoking and cook pancetta in oil, stirring, until golden brown and edges are crisp, about 10 minutes. Stir in shallots and cook, stirring, until just tender, about 2 minutes.

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Pancetta

Shallot

Cooking Oil