Pasta With Bacon, Sugar Snap Peas And Red Wine

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3/4 lb pasta (i prefer campanelle or fusilli from barilla)
• 8 ounces sugar snap peas
• 8 slices center-cut bacon, chopped
• 1 -2 large shallot, chopped (should be about 1/2 to 2/3 cup. red onion can be subbed but then up garlic)
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2/3 cup red wine (the better the wine, the better the meal!)
• 1 pinch red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, divided into two 1/4 tsp
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese (i mostly used kraft reduced fat with a few tbsp fresh mixed in)
• 2 tablespoons fresh parsley
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 put on a pot of salted water to boil.
• 2 heat up a large skillet over medium. spray lightly with cooking spray.
• 3 add chopped bacon and stir. let bacon cook about 5 minutes until it starts to brown and bacon grease gets released into pan.
• 4 add shallots, garlic, pinch of red pepper flakes and 1/4 tsp black pepper. stir and cook until shallots and garlic begin to brown, about 2 more minutes.
• 5 add first 2 tbsp of red wine and carefully scrap down the pan to make sure all the little bits are being picked up. let cook 2-3 minutes and repeat, adding another 1/4 tsp of black pepper.
• 6 meanwhile, add pasta to boiling water and cook per instructions. add sugar snap peas 1 min, 15 seconds before pasta cooking time is up. (this will make them tender crisp. change cooking time if you like them more/less tender).
• 7 repeat the process with the wine until it has all been used, adding additional salt and pepper to taste.
• 8 once all wine has been added, move heat to low/medium low. add 1 tbsp red wine.
• 9 drain pasta/snow peas and add into skillet. if your skillet is not large enough this can be done in a new bowl. thoroughly combine bacon mixture with pasta, really scrapping the sides of the pan to make sure all the flavors are incorporated.
• 10 add 1/2 cup parmesan cheese and 2 tbsp fresh parsley. mix again.
• 11 serve and enjoy! i usually keep a cup of cheese on the table for people to add more as they see fit.