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Fettuccini With Bacon And Vegetables

Fettuccini With Bacon And Vegetables

1/2 pound uncooked fettuccine egg noodles

1 medium carrot ....grated

2 stalks celery .... diced finely

1 medium onion .... diced finely

4 fat cloves garlic ....sliced thinly

1 cup frozen peas

8 strips bacon ....diced

olive oil - about 1/4 cup

parmesan cheese

1 tablespoon butter

salt & pepper

Boil water for pasta. Grate and chop the carrot, celery, onion, garlic. Put into
bowl along with the frozen peas and set aside.

In large frying pan, cook the diced bacon until nearly crisp, remove
from pan and drain well on paper towel. Drain bacon fat from
pan, leaving just a little to coat the pan. Add some olive oil
to the pan and heat a few moments.

Put vegetables and peas from bowl into frying pan and
stir fry until golden and softened....about 5- 8 minutes or to your taste.

Meanwhile cook fettuccine 12 minutes in the boiling water.

Add diced bacon to vegetables in frying pan and drizzle a bit of olive oil over all.

Drain pasta, return to pot and add contents of frying pan plus butter to the pasta.
Mix gently, add fresh ground pepper and salt to taste. Grate in some parmesan and stir.

Put on plates and top with grated Parmesan cheese