Green And Gold Peas With Pasta

Total Time: 14 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 9 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 12 ounces orecchiette (little ear-shaped pasta)
• 4 slices thick cut bacon, chopped (approx 4 oz)
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1 cup canned garbanzo beans, drained (chick peas)
• 1/3 cup fresh mint, chopped (or basil)
• 1 1/4 cups parmesan cheese, grated (divided)
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta in plenty of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite, stirring often. drain, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid. transfer to large bowl.
• 2 brown bacon in deep large frying pan over medium - high heat until crispy. transfer bacon to paper towel to drain.
• 3 add onion to bacon fat in pan sautee’ until just beginning to brown, about 5 minutes.
• 4 add frozen peas stir two minutes then add the chick peas and continue to cook until both are just heated through and peas are bright green about 1 minute longer.
• 5 return bacon to pan and add mint (reserving some for garnish) and pasta and enough cooking liquid to moisten pasta.
• 6 stir in 1 cup cheese and place on serving platter or bowl.
• 7 drizzle with olive oil and garnish with reserved mint serve, passing additional cheese alongside.