PASTA ROMANO WITH BACON RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Pasta Romano with Bacon Recipe - (4.3/5) image

Provided by á-382

Number Of Ingredients 13

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5 quarts water
2 tablespoons salt
4 slices bacon
l pound green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces & blanched or 1 1/2 pounds broccoli florets, chopped
2 plum tomatoes, seeded & cut into small pieces
2 ounces Pecorino Romano cheese (about 1 cup grated)
1 ounce Parmesan cheese (about 1/2 cup grated)
1 pound cavatappi or small spiral pasta
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
4 garlic cloves, minced
12 ounces shrimp, peeled, deveined & precooked
4 tablespoons butter

Steps:

Bring water to a boil. Add salt. Add pasta & cook until almost done. In a large skillet, dice bacon & cook until crisp. Remove the bacon & leave bacon fat. Add peppers & garlic to bacon fat & cook over medium heat for 30 seconds. Add tomatoes & either green beans or broccoli & cook for 4 to 5 minutes. Save back 1 cup pasta water & then drain pasta. Add pasta, shrimp, cheeses, butter, bacon & pasta water. Simmer until heated through and slightly thickened.