Fresh Angel Hair Pasta With Bacon And Peas Food

FRESH ANGEL-HAIR PASTA WITH BACON AND PEAS

Steps:

• Set a large pot of salted water to boil. In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium until crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate to drain (leave fat in skillet).
• Add shallots to skillet; season with salt and pepper. Cook over medium, stirring occasionally, until they begin to soften, 1 to 2 minutes. Add peas and half-and-half; season with salt and pepper. Simmer until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes.
• Cook pasta in boiling water until al dente, according to package instructions. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water; drain pasta, and return to pot. Pour sauce over pasta; toss to combine, adding some reserved pasta water a little at a time to coat. Sprinkle with bacon, and serve immediately.

LIGHTENED-UP PASTA WITH PEAS AND BACON

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and oil.
• To cook peas, either add them to the pasta pot in the final 1 minute of pasta cooking time, or simply place them in the bottom of the colander through which you'll pour out the boiling pasta water to drain the pasta after cooking (the peas will heat through perfectly from the boiling pasta water draining over them).
• Reserve about 1/2 cup pasta cooking water prior to draining the pasta.
• Drain pasta and set pasta and peas aside briefly, keeping them warm.
• Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring frequently, about 5-10 minutes. Remove bacon from the pan and set aside on a paper towel-lined plate.
• Add olive oil to the skillet and reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook garlic in the olive oil for about 30-60 seconds, stirring constantly so it doesn't burn, just until the garlic is softened and fragrant. Immediately remove from heat and pour the garlic-oil into a large serving bowl.
• Add lemon juice, salt, and pepper to the garlic-oil and whisk to thoroughly combine.
• Add hot pasta and peas to the lemon-garlic-oil mixture and stir thoroughly.
• Add reserved bacon, parmesan cheese, and basil to the pasta mixture, and stir again.
• Loosen if needed with reserved pasta cooking water. (Sometimes we don't need this at all, but sometimes a little pasta cooking water helps to loosen the consistency perfectly.)

PASTA WITH PEAS AND BACON

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with water and and bring to a boil.
• Cook cut bacon in a large skillet over medium heat until lightly crisp. Place paper towels on a plate and transfer bacon to it with a slotted spoon. Pat dry. Set aside. (Do not drain bacon fat from pan.)
• Once water is boiling, add linguine and cook to al dente, following package instructions.
• Add onion and garlic to skillet with bacon fat. Stirring often, cook for a minute or two. Pour half and half into pan and peas. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Continue to simmer until sauce thickens a bit. (This should take two to three minutes) Stir in 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese.
• Reserve 2/3 cup pasta water before draining pasta when done to al dente. Add linguine to skillet (or pot if your preference) and gently toss to combine, adding pasta water a little at time to get a creamy consistency. (You may not need all the pasta water.)
• Sprinkle each serving with bacon and remaining Parmesan cheese before serving immediately.

ONE PAN PASTA WITH BACON AND PEAS

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon to a paper towel lined plate. Drain all but about 2 tablespoons of the bacon grease in the skillet.
• To the hot bacon grease, add the onion and cook until softened, about 5-8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for an additional minute. Pour in the chicken broth and the milk, and bring to a boil. Once the liquid is boiling, add the dry pasta and reduce the heat to medium-low. Cover the skillet and allow the pasta to cook until al dente, about 15 minutes.
• Once the pasta is cooked, add the peas and continue to cook until they have defrosted. Stir in the sour cream and the reserved bacon. Taste and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Serve immediately, topped with parmesan cheese.

ANGEL HAIR PASTA WITH FRESH SPINACH, PEAS & FETA

Steps:

• Whisk the cheese, skim milk and basil in a small bowl until smooth.
• Prepare pasta according to package directions, drain thoroughly.
• Heat the chicken broth in the pot over medium heat to simmering.
• Add the mushrooms and simmer, uncovered, 2 minutes.
• Add the peas, goat cheese mixture and pasta and toss to coat until the cheese is melted and the pasta is coated with the sauce.
• Stem the spinach and/or arugula.
• Wash the greens in several changes of cool water to remove all dirt.
• Drain the greens well, preferably in a salad spinner.
• Stack several leaves and cut the crosswise into thin strips.
• Fold in the spinach.
• Check the seasoning and divide the pasta among serving dishes, sprinkle each with chives and serve.

ANGEL HAIR PASTA WITH PROSCIUTTO AND PEAS

Steps:

• Melt butter in skillet and saute procuitto and peas in it for 5 minutes.
• Turn cooked pasta into skillet and toss with the prosciutto and peas.
• Add cheese and serve, passing more cheese at the table and grating lots of pepper overtop.

ANGEL HAIR PASTA WITH PESTO

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil for the pasta. Combine the basil, pine nuts, garlic, and olive oil in a blender and blend to a puree. Add the cheese, salt and pepper, and blend again.
• Cook the pasta in the boiling, salted water until al dente, about 3 minutes. Drain and transfer to a large bowl. Add the pesto and toss. Taste for salt and pepper, and add a drizzle of oil, if you like.

ANGEL HAIR PASTA WITH PEAS, PROSCIUTTO, AND LEMON

Steps:

• Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite. Drain; reserve 3/4 cup pasta cooking liquid.
• Simmer cream and lemon peel in heavy large skillet over medium heat until slightly reduced, about 1 minute. Stir in peas, prosciutto, wine, and lemon juice. Simmer 2 minutes. Add pasta and cheese and toss to coat, adding enough pasta cooking liquid to moisten. Season to taste with salt and pepper.