Orecchiette with Broccoli Rabe, Bacon, and Bread Crumbs

Name: Orecchiette with Broccoli Rabe, Bacon, and Bread Crumbs
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 slices bacon, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch strips; 237 milliliters fresh bread crumbs; 454 grams broccoli rabe, tough ends removed, cut into 1-inch lengths; 6 cloves garlic, minced; 118 milliliters olive oil; 454 grams orecchiette; 0 teaspoons dried red-pepper flakes; 1 teaspoons salt

Orecchiette with Broccoli Rabe, Bacon, and Bread Crumbs might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 890 calories, 25g of protein, and 39g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 34% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of red-pepper flakes, garlic, olive oil, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a medium pot of boiling, salted water, cook the broccoli rabe until almost done, about 3 minutes.

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Broccoli Rabe

Water

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Drain thoroughly.

In a large nonstick frying pan, heat 1/4 cup of the oil over moderate heat.

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Add the bread crumbs and cook, stirring, until golden, about 5 minutes.

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Breadcrumbs

Remove. Wipe out the pan.

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In the same pan, cook the bacon until crisp.

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Bacon

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Remove the bacon and drain on paper towels.

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Bacon

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Pour off all the fat.

Heat the remaining 1/4 cup oil in the frying pan over moderately low heat.

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Add the garlic and red-pepper flakes and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.

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Pepper

Add the broccoli rabe and cook, stirring occasionally, until just done, about 3 minutes longer.

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Broccoli Rabe

In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the orecchiette until done, about 15 minutes.

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Orecchiette

Water

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Drain and toss with the bread crumbs, bacon, broccoli rabe, and salt.

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Breadcrumbs

Bacon

Salt

Fresh Bread Crumbs: The quickest way to make fresh bread crumbs is to tear up a few slices of French or Italian bread and whir them in the food processor. No need to remove the crust.

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Wine Recommendation: The bitter bite of the broccoli rabe and the pungent garlic in this dish both require a crisp white wine to act as a neutral foil. Try a pinot grigio from Friuli for good effect.

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Broccoli Rabe

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