TOMATO-BASIL-PANCETTA PASTA
In less than 30 minutes I cooked up this nice dish from scratch. I liked the idea of a simple, but filling dish without the heaviness of cream and butter ["pastas you don't want to eat in a while"]. *Don't fry garlic for too long because it easily turns black and bitter. *Preparation time includes the cooking time of the pasta *You may have noticed that I don't use salt for the sauce. The pancetta itself gives of enough of a 'salty' flavor', so I didn't think it was necessary. *The nutritional values calculated for this recipe are bogus. I don't know exactly what happened, but common sense with put this recipe to < 500 calories.
Provided by foodieforlife2
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 30m
Yield 1 portion
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Cook the pasta with some salt 'al dente' according to its package instructions and drain, wash with cold water.
- Prepare the vegetables: half the cherry tomatoes, slice the mushrooms, and shredd the basil (you can be a bit more liberal with the amount if you want). Last, chop the garlic-clove.
- Heat the olive oil in a frying pan, and add the pancetta. Stir on medium heat for about a minute until the pancetta gets crisp. Turn the heat down and add the garlic. Toss it for another minute, until slightly 'fried'*.
- Add the tomatoes and cook for 3 minutes, frequently turning them around. Now, add half of the port and cook further for 2 minutes until almost all the [port] liquid has evaporated.
- Turn the heat back to medium-heat and add the mushrooms and black pepper. Stir around the vegetables for 1 minute, and add the remaining port. Let the liquid evaporate slightly, after which you add the shredded basil.
- Cook for 2 more minutes until the basil has shrunk. At this stage, the vegetables should still be 'pooling' in a bit of liquid, which you do need to add flavor the pasta.
- Add the pasta and turn down the heat. Stir around for 2-3 minutes, to absorb [most of ] the sauce.
- Done! Serve in nice pasta bowls with some Parmesan/Pecorino cheese [if desired].
Nutrition Facts : Calories 528.9, Fat 15, SaturatedFat 2.1, Sodium 21.3, Carbohydrate 65.5, Fiber 4.6, Sugar 12.2, Protein 11.9
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