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Spaghettini with Pancetta, Fennel and Arugula

A simple pasta dish comes to the rescue for a fabulous meal. The flavours of pancetta, fennel and arugula are complemented wonderfully by the delicate cream sauce.

Course Main Dishes
Prep. Time 15 mins
Cooking Time 15 mins
Yields 4 servings

Preparation
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Preparation

What You Need

1 bulb fennel

12 oz (375 g) spaghettini pasta

1 tbsp (15 ml) butter

3 oz (90 g) sliced pancetta or

prosciutto, cut into thin strips

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 tbsp (15 ml) all-purpose flour

1 cup (250 ml) 10% half-and-half or

18% table cream

1/3 cup (75 ml) freshly grated Canadian Parmesan cheese

4 cups (1 l) (about 2-1/2 oz/75 g) baby arugula leaves

Salt

Pepper

Shaved Canadian Parmesan cheese

Instructions

Trim root end and stalks from fennel bulb. Finely chop fennel fronds; set aside. Cut bulb in half lengthwise and trim out core. Cut each half lengthwise into thin slices; set aside.

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package directions until tender but firm (al dente). Drain, reserving 1-1/2 cups (375 mL) of the pasta cooking water; return pasta to pot

Meanwhile, in a skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat; add sliced fennel bulb, pancetta and garlic and sauté for about 5 min or until fennel is tender. Whisk flour into Cream and stir into pan; cook, stirring, for about 3 min or until thickened. Stir in the grated Parmesan cheese.

Add to pasta in pot and gently toss, adding the arugula and enough of the reserved pasta water to moisten. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Top each serving with shaved Parmesan cheese and reserved fennel fronds.

Tips

Variation: You can replace arugula with asparagus if you prefer. Add 8 oz (250 g) chopped trimmed asparagus to pasta for the last 1 min of cooking time.

For the Adventurous: Add 1/4 tsp (1 mL) hot pepper flakes with the pancetta and use Canadian Asiago or aged Provolone in place of the Parmesan.

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Nutritional Info

Per serving

Energy: 585 Calories
Protein: 25 g
Carbohydrate: 81 g
Fat: 18 g
Fibre: 5.6 g
Sodium: 621 mg

Top 5 nutrients provided by a serving of this recipe

Nutrient (% DV)*

Calcium: 29 % / 315 mg
Selenium: 138 %
Folate: 121 %
Thiamin: 80 %
Riboflavin: 39 %

* Note: The daily value (DV) is established by Health Canada and corresponds to the daily quantity recommended for each nutrient. The percentage of the daily value (% DV) indicates the proportion of the nutrient provided by a serving of the recipe, in comparison with the quantity recommended.

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