PASTA, PEAS & BACON (PASTA PISELLI)
An easy Italian recipe. Serve this on meatless Friday- minus the bacon- during Lent. Use wheat pasta for a healthier meal. Enjoy!
Provided by Nanette Carey @CucinaNanette
Categories Pasta
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Cook the spaghetti according to directions. Reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water, then drain and put to the side.
- In a skillet fry up the bacon to near crisp. Remove and set aside.
- In the bacon fat saute the onion until clear, then add peas and cook until done but still "crisp".
- Add cooked bacon to peas and onions, toss.
- Add 1/4 cup of hot pasta water and scrape up all the bits in skillet
- Add pasta to peas/bacon/onions and toss.
- Add remaining hot pasta water. Mix well but gently so as not to break the peas.
- Bring to a simmer and add scrambled egg. Cook through, but don't over-cook. If it looks a bit "dry" drizzle with olive oil and toss.
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