Pasta With Peas Recipe

"We enjoyed this simple pasta dish as a light supper. I adapted this recipe using available ingredients from a recipe printed in Bon Appetit (April 2005)"

Original is 4 servings

Metric US

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Ingredients

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12 ounces dry pasta (I used tiny shells)
8 ounces bacon, chopped
2 shallots, quartered
3 ounces sugar snap peas (1 cup)

4 cups spinach
5.3 ounce green peas, (1 cup frozen, thawed)
1 tablespoon mint, sliced
1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated

Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (298.6 g)
Calories 966
Total Fat - 34.3 g
Saturated Fat - 11.7 g
Cholesterol - 78.2 mg
Sodium - 1211.4 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 129.2 g
Dietary Fiber - 11.9 g
Sugars - 53.7 g
Protein - 38 g
Calcium - 315.8 mg
Iron - 3.3 mg
Vitamin C - 11.5 mg
Thiamin - 0.5 mg

Step by Step Method

Step 1

Cook pasta in boiling water until tender; drain; reserving one cup of cooking liquid. Transfer to a large serving bowl.

Step 2

Meanwhile saute the bacon in a skillet over high heat until crisp (5 minutes). Using a slotted spoon transfer bacon to paper towels.

Step 3

Add shallots to skillet and saute over medium high heat until golden brown (5 minutes). Stir in snap peas ; stirring until crisp tender (1 minute or so); add spinach and frozen peas; stirring until spinach wilts (1 minute or so).