FARFALLE WITH CHERRY TOMATOES, PEAS, FRESH MINT AND FETA

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Make and share this Farfalle With Cherry Tomatoes, Peas, Fresh Mint and Feta recipe from Food.com.

Provided by soulmatesforever

Categories     < 30 Mins

Time 25m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

450 g packages farfalle pasta
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 slices thin pancetta, diced,about 2 oz
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 pint grape tomatoes, cut in half
3/4 cup fresh peas or 3/4 cup frozen peas
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup finely crumbled feta cheese
1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh mint leaves
fresh ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Brin a large saucepan of salted water to a boil.
  • Add pasta and cook until al dente, 10-12 minutes.
  • Set aside 2 tbsp of pasta cooking water.
  • Then drain pasta.
  • Meanwhile, heat oil in a large deep frying pan on medium.
  • Add pancetta, stir occasionally, and cook until crisp.
  • Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender.
  • Add tomatoes, stirring until they begin to soften and release juice, 5 minutes.
  • Stir in peas and salt.
  • Cook until peas are hot.
  • Add a generous sprinkling salt.
  • If pasta is not cooked, reduce tomato mixture to low.
  • Add drained pasta and reserved cooking water to tomato mixture.
  • Stir to mix.
  • Stir in feta until pasta is evenly coated and feta begins to melt.
  • Stir in mint.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Serve with additional Parmesan.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 544.9, Fat 9.4, SaturatedFat 3.6, Cholesterol 16.7, Sodium 369.4, Carbohydrate 94.6, Fiber 6.2, Sugar 5.1, Protein 19.7

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