Tagliatelle with asparagus, crispy pancetta and Parmesan

Name: Tagliatelle with asparagus, crispy pancetta and Parmesan
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 1 bunch asparagus; 12 thin slices higher-welfare pancetta sliced into small strips; 500 g fresh egg tagliatelle; 40 g Parmesan grated; sea salt; freshly ground black pepper; extra virgin olive oil

Quick, simple and full of flavour

“This simple asparagus pasta has lovely earthy flavours – a great dish the whole family will love ”

Serves 4

Cooks In30 minutes

DifficultySuper easy

Italian Mains Pasta & risotto Quick & healthy recipes

Nutrition per serving

Calories 589 29%
Fat 15g 21%
Saturates 4.9g 25%
Sugars 5.6g 6%
Salt 1.76g 29%
Protein 25.2g 50%
Carbs 94.1g 36%
Fibre 4.9g -

Of an adult's reference intake

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Ingredients

1 bunch asparagus
12 thin slices higher-welfare pancetta , sliced into small strips
500 g fresh egg tagliatelle
40 g Parmesan , grated
sea salt
freshly ground black pepper
extra virgin olive oil

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Method

Snap the woody bottoms off the asparagus stalks and throw them away.
Cut off the top 4cm of each stalk, put to one side and finely chop the remaining stalks. Heat a wide frying pan and gently fry the chopped asparagus stalks in a little olive oil with the pancetta. When the asparagus softens slightly turn the heat off and mash them roughly with the back of a fork.
Cook the tagliatelle in plenty of boiling salted water, according to pack instructions. Add the asparagus tips for the last 2 minutes of cooking time.
Drain the pasta, reserving a cup of the cooking water, and toss with the mashed asparagus and pancetta.
Stir in most of the Parmesan cheese and season with salt and pepper. If needed loosen the pasta with a little of the cooking water. Serve with the last of the Parmesan sprinkled on top.
Tip: Cooking your asparagus with the pasta is a clever way to save on time and washing up.