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BLT Pasta

A pasta dish for a quick weeknight meal!
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 6 people

Ingredients

  • 16 Oz. Pasta I used fusili
  • 1 tablespoon of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 3 Cloves Garlic Finely Minced or Crushed
  • 1 Shallot finely diced
  • 12 Oz. Fresh Baby Spinach Roughly Chopped
  • 10 Oz. Cherry Tomatoes Cut in half
  • ½ Cup Freshly Grated Asiago Cheese Plus more for garnish
  • ½ Cup Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese
  • Cup Unsalted Butter
  • ½ Cup Dry White Wine
  • 8 Oz. Pancetta Diced
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

Instructions

  • In a large pot of salted boiling water, start the pasta
  • While pasta is cooking, add pancetta to a hot pan with olive oil
  • Cook pancetta until crispy then remove using slotted spoon
  • Drain pan of most rendered fat in the skillet reserving about a tablespoon
  • Add shallot to skillet and sweat until soft and translucent.
  • Add in garlic and cook until fragrant.
  • Deglaze the pan with the white wine and reduce.
  • In the reduction, add the spinach and tomatoes and ½ cup reserved pasta water
  • Once spinach has wilted, add in pasta and toss
  • Remove from heat and add cold butter in chunks. Toss until butter is melted and emulsified with sauce.
  • Stir in cheese until melted
  • Salt and Pepper to taste.
  • Serve immediately with additional Asiago cheese as a garnish.