Pasta with Pancetta and Mushrooms
Pasta with pancetta and mushrooms is a delicious easy pancetta recipe that you can make as a weeknight meal or as a special dinner. This pancetta pasta, is perfect any time of year.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 lb spaghetti
- 8 ounces baby bella mushrooms sliced and cleaned
- 6 ounces pancetta diced
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup good olive oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt or to taste
- ⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- ¼ teaspoon Black pepper
Instructions
- Fill a large pasta pot with water and place over high heat to come to a boil.
- In a large saute over medium heat add your olive oil and red pepper flakes and warm for about 3 minutes to let the red pepper release into the oil.¼ cup good olive oil, ⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Now add your pancetta and cook until the pancetta starts to crisp, about 5 minutes6 ounces pancetta
- Now add your mushrooms and saute until slightly soft (about 5 minutes).8 ounces baby bella mushrooms
- Reduce heat to low and add your garlic stirring it well until combined.6 cloves garlic
- Your pasta water should be boiling. Once this happens, add a good handful of salt to the water so it's nice and salty.
- Add your spaghetti and cook according to instructions for al dente.1 lb spaghetti
- Once your pasta is in the water and has been cooking for a few minutes, take a coffee mug and scoop out a mug full of the starchy water and set aside.
- Also, scoop out a ladle full of pasta water from the pot and add it to your mushroom and pancetta pan and mix well. This is your sauce. The reserved pasta water is just in case the pasta looks dry later when you add it to the pancetta and mushrooms.
- Once pasta is cooked, drain the pasta and add it to your pan of mushrooms and coat the pasta well by constantly turning it around in the sauce. Add your salt and pepper.1 teaspoon kosher salt, ¼ teaspoon Black pepper
- Keep tossing your pasta in the pan for a few minutes over low heat then remove pan from the heat.
- The pasta may have absorbed a lot of the sauce. If it has, and it looks dry, add ½ of your mug of reserved pasta water to it and toss it around. Keep doing this until you have a moist looking pasta.
- Add ½ cup of your parmesan cheese.1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- Serve with extra parmesan on the side.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 404kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 19g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 45mg | Sodium: 2429mg | Potassium: 145mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 248IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 308mg | Iron: 1mg
Nutrition Values are estimates only.
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