Penne with Pancetta and Asparagus

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Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2019

Our goal: a restaurant-quality dish with a weeknight-friendly cooking process.

SERVES4-6

TIME50 minutes

Penne with Pancetta and Asparagus

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a weeknight-friendly meal that delivered on flavor, we used powerhouse ingredients. We rendered pancetta pieces in a nonstick skillet until crispy and used the fat to brown the asparagus, bringing out its nutty flavor. We then tossed th...

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