Ingredients
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- 1 heat of fresh fennel - thinly sliced
- 5 - 6 - crushed cloves of garlic
- 3/4 cup of sliced almonds - toasted
- 1 tbs. butter
- 2 tbs. olive oil
- 4 - 5 slices of bacon - sliced thin
- 4 - 5 slices of thinly sliced lemon
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. fresh ground black pepper
- fresh grated nutmeg
- Fresh Romano cheese or Parmesan cheese - grated
- 1 lb. of your favorite pasta
Instructions
- Cook the thinly sliced bacon until nice and crisp and place on a plate prepared with a paper towel.
- Heat a large cast iron frying pan with the butter and olive oil.
- Add the garlic, sliced onion and thinly sliced fennel to the pan and allow to get a beautiful golden color and fragrant.
- Add the slices of fresh lemon and continue to sauté.
- Heat a small cast iron frying pan and place the sliced almonds in the dry pan to get a nice golden color. Remove from the heat when this is achieved.
- Season with the salt, black pepper and grated nutmeg.
- Prepare the pasta as directed in generously salted water.
- Lift the cooked pasta into the pan with the fennel and toss with the crisp bacon and toasted almonds.
- Grate fresh Parmesan cheese or Romano cheese and toss in the toasted almonds, toss and serve.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
