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Macaroni with veggies and bacon in a white wine sauce


 
Macaroni with veggies and bacon in a white wine sauce

Ingredients 

4                                                                           Slices of bacon
2                                                                           Big carrots diced
1/2                                                                       Fennel cored and sliced
3/4 cup                                                               String beans
3/4 cup                                                               Wax beans
3/4 cup                                                               Cherry tomatoes quartered 
1  clove                                                               Garlic
1/2 lb.                                                                 Macaroni
1 can                                                                   Dark red kidney beans
1/4 cup                                                               White wine
1/2 cup                                                               Pasta cooking water
1/2 cup                                                               Pecorino cheese (or parmesan) 
1/4 teaspoon                                                     Red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon                                                     Fresh parsley
Freshly ground black pepper to taste.

Directions 

Cook bacon on medium heat until crispy, in a Dutch oven or your bigger pot.  Cook pasta 2 minutes less than the package directions. 

Remove the bacon and place on paper towel.  Cook carrots and fennel 5 minutes, then add the beans.  Cook 5 minutes then add the garlic, cook 30 seconds then add the tomatoes.  Cook 1 minutes then add the wine and scrape the pan with a wooden spoon.  Add 1/2 cup of pasta water, the cooked macaroni, the red beans and the 1/2 cup of cheese, 1/4 teaspoon of red pepper flakes, a few ground of black pepper and 1 tablespoon of parsley.  Cook 2 minutes and crumble the bacon on top.

Such a tasty way to have a lot of veggies!  Make it à la you and let me know if you try it.

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