Title: Fettucine Asparagus With Shiitake And Smoked Bacon
Categories: Vegetables
Yield: 4 servings
6 oz Smoked bacon or pancetta;
-cut into 1/2" dice
4 tb Olive oil
6 oz Fresh shiitake mushrooms;
-sliced
1 lb Asparagus; cut into 2" piece
12 oz Fresh fettucine
1 tb Fresh thyme; finely chopped
2 tb Fresh oregano; finely
-chopped
Salt; to taste
Pepper; to taste
Saute bacon in skillet until crisp, remove to a plate. Drain off
excess fat, then add olive oil to the skillet and cook the
mushrooms until softened. Lightly blanch the asparagus. Cook the
pasta briefly in boiling salted water. Drain the noodles and toss
with the asparagus, bacon, shiitake, and fresh herbs. Season with
salt and pepper.
Recipe by Diane Pariseau of Triology Restaurant, St. Helena, CA
Per serving: 667.4 calories; 35 g total fat;
(9.9 g saturated fat); 27.7 g protein; 56.8 g carbs;
175.5 mg cholesterol; 709.7 mg sodium
