A delicious pasta with artichokes and bacon, to prepare a tasty and light pasta dish with some bacon browned with sautéed artichoke hearts in a pan, which are very flavorful. Preparing the artichokes is very simple, quickly in a pan, with garlic, oil, and chili pepper if you like. The most important phase of the recipe preparation is in cleaning the artichokes, I refer you to the tutorial for the correct cleaning of artichokes, so as not to let them turn black while we clean them and take only the tender parts, so that there are no hard parts in the dish, which can be really unpleasant. So let’s get right to the recipe preparation, I am sure you can’t wait to try the pasta with artichokes and bacon.
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Medium
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: 2
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Winter, Spring
Ingredients for Pasta with Artichokes and Bacon
- 6.3 oz short pasta
- 2 artichokes
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 chili pepper
- to taste olive oil
- 1.4 oz smoked bacon
- to taste parsley
- grated cheese to taste
- 1 lemon
Tools for Preparing Pasta with Artichokes and Bacon
- 1 Frying Pan
- 1 Pot
- 1 Cutting Board
- 1 Knife
- 1 Colander
Preparation Steps for Pasta with Artichokes and Bacon
First, clean the artichokes, all the details are in the link in the description. Take only the tender parts, soak them in water and lemon juice, cut each artichoke into 4 wedges or smaller if they are very large.
Put the pot with water for pasta on the stove and bring to a boil.
Cook the artichokes in a pan. First, add a drizzle of olive oil, a whole clove of garlic, and a chili pepper. Let it heat slightly and add the drained artichokes immediately. Add a little salt and a bit of water after browning them and cook until they are soft, about 15 minutes, cooking them over medium heat with a lid. Check that there is enough liquid in the pan to complete the cooking. In the end, they should be soft and dry.
Brown the bacon in a pan, and combine the artichokes to let them blend together.
Cook the pasta al dente in salted boiling water, drain it, and toss it in the pan with the artichokes and bacon. If you toss it when very al dente, add a ladle of cooking water and finish cooking in the pan.
Finally, add a bit of chopped parsley to the pasta with artichokes, and if desired also some grated cheese, either grana or parmesan or pecorino fits perfectly.
