Pasta with Peas & Pancetta | Simple & Delicious

pancetta

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: bacon

Turkey bacon is lower in fat, while regular bacon is often less expensive.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor.

Heat olive oil in a pan.

Add very finely chopped onion and sauté for a couple of minutes until softened.

Add cubed pancetta (or bacon) and frozen peas to the pan.

Let the pancetta and peas sizzle together for a couple of minutes.

Add a couple of ladles of hot boiling water, along with salt and pepper, and stir.

Cover the pan with a lid and let it simmer for 10 minutes (or 15-20 minutes if using fresh peas).

Add short pasta (italini) to the pan uncooked and stir well.

Increase the heat and add more hot boiling water as needed to cook the pasta, ensuring a creamy sauce.

Add a few leaves of fresh mint to the pasta a couple of minutes before it's done cooking.

Total cooking time for the pasta is about 10 minutes.

Once cooked, add Parmesan cheese to the pasta and mix gently to avoid sticking.

Serve the pasta with a drizzle of olive oil on top and finish with pepper.

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