what’s cooking wednesday – fettuccini with caramelized bacon and onions

You know when you’ve had one of those days that you’re exhausted and just thinking about having to cook dinner makes you think about skipping it altogether and just grabbing the ice cream out of the freezer. I know that’s not nutritious but comfort food usually isn’t.

Well, this was one of those days and so I opened the frig and all I saw was a little piece of cooked ham. I always have onions in the veggie bin so dinner was decided. You can substitute the cooked ham for prosciutto, bacon, pancetta, or any other favorite yummy pork product. Because I didn’t have much ham I cut it in thin strips, this also helped it caramelize quickly. I recommend you cut the onions the same size so they cook evenly.

Fettuccini with Caramelized Bacon and Onions
~ham
~onion
~garlic

~peperoncino
~olive oil
~pasta

Put the pasta water on to boil and put past in before starting the sauce, it’s that quick. In sauté pan put a little olive oil and once heated add the ham and onion. Once caramelized add peperoncino and garlic not letting it burn. I add a little more olive oil so it’s not dry. I add some of the pasta water to make a little sauce and then add pasta. Top with some parsley and grated pecorino romano cheese.

Hope you enjoy this plate of comfort as much as I did.

Buon Appetito