Asparagus, Pancetta & Rocket Linguine

[judydawn]

Name of Recipe: Asparagus, Pancetta & Rocket Linguine adapted from this recipe on allrecipes.com.au
Number of People: 4 serves
Ingredients:  
200-300g  linguine
8 small rounds of pancetta or 4 rashers bacon
200 - 300g chicken breast cut into cubes
3 tblspns olive oil
2 cloves of garlic
1 bunch asparagus, woody ends snapped off & cut into 5cm slices
4 large button mushrooms, sliced
100g wild rocket or baby spinach
50mls dry white wine
2 tblspns lemon juice
S & P to taste
Shaved or grated parmesan to serve.

Preparation:
Cook the linguine in 1200mls boiling water in the TMX for 12 mins/100^o/reverse/speed 1
Drain and place in the thermosaver.
Whilst the pasta is cooking, pan fry the pancetta slices until crisp. Drain on a paper towel and break into small pieces.  Set aside. Add the diced chicken to the same pan and cook, stirring for a few minutes. Add this to the pancetta then place both in the thermosaver with the pasta.
Drop the cloves of garlic onto blades running at speed 7 for a few seconds. Add the olive oil, asparagus pieces & sliced mushrooms.
Saute 5 mins/100^o/reverse/speed 1. Pour the contents of the TM bowl into the thermosaver.
Place the white wine, lemon juice and the rocket into the TM bowl and cook for 2 mins/100^o/reverse/speed 1.
Add this to the other ingredients in the thermosaver and toss lightly.
Serve with the parmesan as topping.


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Tips/Hints:

This can be made without the addition of the chicken and mushrooms - it is a tasty, light summer pasta.

[maddy]

YUMMY!  that's my kind of pasta 

[Halex]

Mine too, looks fab

H

[judydawn]

To be honest it would not usually be mine but when you get things in your fruit/veg boxes that you haven't used before, you have to go off searching for something to do with it.  Not hot enough for some of the nice salads I found for the rocket so I thought I'd try this one even though I like my pasta with sauces generally.  Pleasantly surprised with the finished dish and no complaints from DH so that was a bonus.

[Itsnotartitsdinner]

I'm going to make this!

[Itsnotartitsdinner]

Yum! I made the linguine from scratch which made the meal. Used 60g rocket, 40g spinach as wasn't good at guessing 100g. I had to go up to our community garden plot to get it. Spinach was in our garden and easier. Thanks Judy.

[judydawn]

Thanks for the review INAID. Home made pasta has to improve the taste, I take my hat off to those of you who make your own.  I'm too lazy unfortunately.

[Cornish Cream]

Looks very tasty INAID.

[Itsnotartitsdinner]

It's definitely worth it Judy. But I do it the easy way. I have a Kitchenaid mixer with pasta attachments. No hard manual labour lol.