Spaghetti with Pancetta and Vegetables

Pasta is always a quick and easy meal to prepare. It’s filling and it tastes delicious. Being we are talking about wine this week, I decided to make pasta that will pair well with the Godello wine we discussed in Monday’s post, with Two Rock Wine Company.

The Godello we will be pairing with the meal is the 2015 Valdeorras Godella by A. Coroa. The Godello is a white grape variety grown in Spain and is said to pair best with seafood or white meat and pork. This is one of the wines I am considering pairing with the first course of my Spanish Guitar Dinner Party next month. I know what you are thinking, pasta is an Italian dish, but that doesn’t matter its the flavors we are marrying together that will be complementary to the wine.

At first taste of the Godello, it reminded me of a Chardonnay, with a bit more moistness a the end.  So for todays recipe I am doing a spaghetti with pancetta , mushroom, cherry tomato and green beans tossed in a garlic oil.

Over the last few weeks I have bumped into quite a few of my followers on the street and in the grocery store, and some of you have said to me that you loooove the recipes I do on the blog and how you wish you had the time and energy to try some of them. Well ladies, this recipe is for you! Practically every ingredient in this recipe comes prepared. The mushrooms you can buy already sliced, the pancetta comes already diced, I use a garlic infused olive oil and already minced garlic for the sauce, and it will take you all of two minutes to cut up the cherry tomatoes. I think this is perfect for those who don’t have lots of time to cook and whats great about it too, is that the ingredients can be swamped out for other things to change it up a bit and it also rewarms well so you can have it for lunch the next day and/or dinner the next night.

Give it try, I am sure you will enjoy this fast and easy recipe!

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Spaghetti with Pancetta and Vegetables

A delicate and light pasta dish with vegetables and pancetta, tossed in a garlic olive oil mixture.Fast and easy to prepare. Pairs well with a bright Godello wine!

Author: Miss T

Recipe type: Pasta

Serves: 4-6 servings

Prep time:  5 mins

Cook time:  15 mins

Total time:  20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 pound of dry spaghetti
• 1 package of diced pancetta (1½ cups)
• 1 cup of sliced mushrooms
• 1 cup of cherry tomatoes cut into fours
• 2 cups of cooked french cut green beans
• ½ cup garlic infused olive oil
• ¼ cup shaved parmesan cheese
• 1tsp minced garlic
• pinch of Thyme
• sprinkle of red pepper (to taste)
• salt and pepper to taste
• ¾ cups of water saved from the cooked pasta

Instructions

1. Boil the spaghetti in salted water and drain, put to the side
2. Saute the pancetta and mushroom with thyme and set aside
3. In a large saucepan combine the garlic infused olive oil and minced garlic and let cook on low heat being careful not to burn the garlic
4. Add the red pepper flakes and continue to cook for another minute
5. carefully pour in the saved water from the cooked pasta and let it cook away for about three to four minute stirring occasionally
6. Add in the spaghetti, the pancetta and mushroom mix , grean beans, tomato , salt and pepper to taste and toss.
7. Let the spaghetti mixture sit for a few minutes to soak up the oil
8. Toss again and serve

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