Pasta With Pancetta and Tomato Sauce - Giada De Laurentiis

Submitted by rosewater

"I saw Food Network's Giada make this simple and quick to put together dish and had to make it. I loved it! Sometimes, I substitute lean ham or canadian bacon for the panchetta."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 6 ounces pancetta, diced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• sea salt
• 2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
• 1 pinch dried crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomato puree or (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 lb linguine
• 1⁄2 cup grated pecorino romano cheese

directions

1. Add the pancetta to a large skillet over medium heat.
2. Add olive oil and saute until golden, say 8 minutes. (Suggestion: If using lean ham, add 1/2 tsp black pepper and 1/2 tsp sweet paprika).
3. Add the onion and saute till tender for 5 minutes. Season with salt.
4. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes and saute until fragrant for about 30 seconds.
5. Stir in the tomato puree.
6. Simmer uncovered over medium-low heat until the sauce thickens slightly and the flavors blend, about 15 minutes.
7. Meanwhile, boil the pasta according to directions.
8. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid.
9. Toss the linguine with the sauce in the skillet, adding some of the reserved cooking liquid until the pasta is moist but being careful not to dilute the sauce.
10. Toss with the cheese.

Reviews

[professor.denise]

Quick, easy, tasty, not too expensive. Be careful with the amount of the red pepper flakes, a good basic, could use bacon easily if no pancetta.

 

[dicentra]

This could not have been any easier. I used bacon instead of pancetta and cooked the onion until it was almost caramelized. I served it over some spaghetti rigate and DH LOVED it. He said he couldn't really taste the bacon though. Oh well it was still good. :)

 

[Sous Chef Bentley]

Definitely simple, maybe too simple. I love pancetta, and this was the first time I've used it in a tomato base sauce. I agree with the previous review, something was missing so I added a tablespoon of butter to the sauce. I also added some dried oregano, but I think fresh herbs would have been a better choice. Thank you for posting this recipe.

 

[Cynna]

This was pretty good but I can't help but feel there was something missing. I think next time I will add more garlic! (I'm a garlic-nut, lol!) It was a very pretty dish and the pancetta added a lovely flavor to the sauce. I really enjoyed this. Thanks for posting!

 

[ramblingz]

this was so good! simple but complex flavors. I also used 1/4 cup of red wine after adding the garlic.