Pasta With Peas And Bacon

INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

Bring a pot of water to boil for pasta. Chop bacon and cook in a heavy
skillet, stirring, until crisp. Transfer bacon with a slotted spoon  to
a plate lined with paper towels and discard fat. Add 3/4 pound  pasta
to water and cook until al dente. While pasta is cooking,  simmer 1 1/2
cups peas in about 1/3 cup water, covered, until tender,  about 3
minutes. Put pea mixture in a blender. Pound garlic and salt  to a
paste in mortar and pestle and add to peas with zest of lemon, 1  to 2
tablespoons olive oil, and about 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan.  Blend
pea mixture until smooth, adding some of pasta liquid if sauce  is too
thick to blend smoothly, and pour into a 12-inch nonstick  skillet.
Just before pasta is done, ladle out and reserve about 1 cup  pasta
water. Drain pasta in a colander and add pasta to pea sauce in
skillet. Toss pasta in sauce over moderate heat until well coated,
about 1 to 2 minutes, adding some of reserved pasta liquid, if sauce
begins to dry out. Transfer pasta mixture to a serving bowl and
sprinkle with bacon and more grated Parmesan. This recipe yields 4
servings.  Recipe Source: COOKING LIVE with Sara Moulton Recipe
courtesy of Kempe  Miles Minifie From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show #
CL-9148)  Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD -
jpmd44a@prodigy.com ~or- MAD-SQUAD@prodigy.net  02-16-1999  Recipe by:
Kempe Miles Minifie  Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 355
Calories From Fat: 224
Total Fat: 25.2g
Cholesterol: 56.8mg
Sodium: 1113mg
Potassium: 194.7mg
Carbohydrates: 9.3g
Fiber: 2.4g
Sugar: 3g
Protein: 22.4g