Sarasota's Ham, Pea, Penne, in a Fontina Cheese Sauce Recipe

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Sarasota's Ham, Pea, Penne, in a Fontina Cheese Sauce
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Ingredients
13
Count
Nutrition
1060
Calories
Total time
35
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Bread Crumbs - In a large sauce pan, which you will use for the bacon and finishing the dish, just toast up some bread crumbs. No butter or oil, just heat on medium until the bread toasts up. Once toasty and brown, just remove to a paper towel on the side. This will go in the pasta dish.
  2. Bacon - Now, in that same saute pan, add the bacon and saute on medium heat until golden brown and crisp. I don't add additional oil, the bacon will give off enough grease on it's own. Just saute on medium so it doesn't burn. Remove to a plate lined with a paper towel to drain. Don't throw away those drippings.
  3. Onion - In the pan with the bacon drippings, save about 1 tablespoon to saute the onion inches Just toss out the rest - you don't want too much grease. Add the onion, garlic and cook until tender. Add in the chopped ham and season with pepper. Hold off on the salt until later, the cheese you will add is salty so we don't want to over salt. Slowly add in the cream and cheese and stir until all melted and creamy. Add the peas and the bacon and cook just another minute on medium to medium low heat. You will add a little of the pasta water to thin it, so don't worry if it is very thick. You can also add a little more cream if you want, but the pasta water is what I prefer.
  4. Pasta - Now if using fresh pasta, you know if cooks up in 1/2 the time. If you are using dried, just start the pasta about the same time you start the bacon. Just cook in salted water according to direction.
  5. Done - Just finish the dish by adding in the parsley to the ham sauce and then the pasta and toss. If too thick, just add a little pasta water, but this is not meant to be a creamy sauce but just to coat the pasta, so don't make it too creamy.
  6. Serve - Just top with the bread crumbs and toss ever so lightly and sprinkle on the remaining parmesan and Enjoy!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1059.75 Kcal (4437 kJ)
Calories from fat 693.22 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 77.02g 118%
Cholesterol 223.32mg 74%
Sodium 2170.13mg 90%
Potassium 900.55mg 19%
Total Carbs 42.76g 14%
Sugars 8.13g 33%
Dietary Fiber 8.36g 33%
Protein 43.48g 87%
Vitamin C 64.4mg 107%
Iron 3.4mg 19%
Calcium 484.4mg 48%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 206.37 Kcal (864 kJ)
Calories from fat 135 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15g 118%
Cholesterol 43.49mg 74%
Sodium 422.61mg 90%
Potassium 175.37mg 19%
Total Carbs 8.33g 14%
Sugars 1.58g 33%
Dietary Fiber 1.63g 33%
Protein 8.47g 87%
Vitamin C 12.5mg 107%
Iron 0.7mg 19%
Calcium 94.3mg 48%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 26.8
    Points
  • 28
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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