*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                           PASTA WITH ZUCCHINI

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Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Italian                          Pasta
                Zucchini

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2   c            Coarsely chopped pancetta *
     1/4   c            Olive oil
   3                    Garlic cloves -- chopped fine
   1 1/2   lb           Zucchini -- julienned
     1/2   c            Whipping cream
     1/3   c            Fresh-grated Parmesan cheese
                        Salt -- to taste
                        Freshly ground black -
                        Pepper -- to taste
   1       lb           Dry pasta, penne preferred

    * Note:  American bacon will work, but the flavor is
  very different.
  
     Heat a large frying pan and saute the pancetta
  until clear.  Remove the meat and fat from the pan.
  Drain and discard the fat and set the meat aside.
     Add the olive oil to the pan and saute the garlic
  for just a moment. Add the well-drained zucchini and
  saute over high heat until the zucchini is hot but not
  mushy.
     Add the cream and stir.
     Cook the pasta (I prefer penne with this dish) and
  toss the above with the cooked pasta, adding the
  pancetta, cheese and salt and pepper to taste.
     This recipe serves 6 as a dinner course or 8 as a
  pasta course.
  
    Comments:  This dish is not supposed to save you
  from the neighbors who will leave that 18-pound
  zucchini on your porch.  You will not need that much
  for this recipe.
     However, during the winter you will begin to long
  for this dish once you have tried it and once zucchini
  has risen high in cost.  This is all a Roman plot!
  
     Recipe Source: THE FRUGAL GOURMET by Jeff Smith
  From the 04-17-1991 issue - The Springfield Union-News
  
    Formatted for MasterCook II by:  Joe Comiskey
  {*Prodigy Service ID # JPMD44A}  on 10-13-1995
  
  Re-formatted to Meal Master by:  Nancy Filbert
  {*Prodigy ID# LRCE87A} Oct. 1995
 


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