Spaghetti with Endive and Bacon
Photo: Annabelle Breakey; Styling: Karen Shinto
This recipe calls for a fair amount of black pepper, giving it a nice kick. Feel free to omit the pepper from the recipe, and add it at the table if you'd like a milder dish.
How to Make It
Step 1
1
Bring water to a boil and cook pasta according to package directions.
Step 2
2
Fry bacon in a large frying pan over medium heat until crisp, about 10 minutes; transfer to paper towels and set aside. Drain all but 1 tbsp. fat from pan, add garlic and onion, and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add endives, cooking until softened and translucent, about 8 minutes.
Step 3
3
Add hot pasta to endive mixture along with bacon, oil, cheese, chile flakes, parsley, salt, and pepper, tossing well to combine.
Step 4
4
Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.
Ingredients
6 ounces spaghetti
8 slices thick-cut bacon (8 oz.), chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup chopped red onion
8 Belgian endives (1 1/4 lbs. total), trimmed and quartered
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon red chile flakes
1/2 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon pepper
Directions
Step 1
1
Bring water to a boil and cook pasta according to package directions.
Step 2
2
Fry bacon in a large frying pan over medium heat until crisp, about 10 minutes; transfer to paper towels and set aside. Drain all but 1 tbsp. fat from pan, add garlic and onion, and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add endives, cooking until softened and translucent, about 8 minutes.
Step 3
3
Add hot pasta to endive mixture along with bacon, oil, cheese, chile flakes, parsley, salt, and pepper, tossing well to combine.
Step 4
4
Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.
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