Tagliatelle with Chestnuts, Pancetta, and Sage

Name: Tagliatelle with Chestnuts, Pancetta, and Sage
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 355 milliliters ounces bottled peeled roasted whole chestnuts, coarsely crumbled; 227 grams dried flat egg pasta such as tagliatelle or fettuccine; 1 Tbsp finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 2 Tbsps finely chopped fresh sage; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 85 grams pancetta (Italian unsmoked cured bacon), chopped (scant 1 cup); 237 milliliters ounces finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Tagliatelle with Chestnuts, Pancetta, and Sage a try. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains approximately 14g of protein, 18g of fat, and a total of 406 calories. If you have olive oil, butter, flat-leaf parsley, 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. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 30 minutes. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine.

Instructions

Cook pancetta in oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until beginning to brown, 3 to 4 minutes.

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Add onion and cook, stirring frequently, until beginning to brown, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Add garlic and 1 tablespoon sage and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in chestnuts and remove from heat.

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Cook pasta in a 6- to 8-quart pot of boiling salted water according to package directions. Reserve 1 1/2 cups cooking water, then drain pasta in a colander and add to pancetta mixture in skillet.

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Add 1 cup reserved cooking water along with cheese and butter and cook, tossing constantly, over high heat until pasta is well coated (add more reserved water if necessary), about 1 minute.

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