Name: Pasta Sauté with Cabbage, Carrot, Bacon, Walnuts, Sage & Parmesan
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 12 slices bacon; 3 medium carrots; 1 small pkg fresh sage; 3 cloves garlic; 85 g Parmesan cheese; 1 ½ small heads red cabbage; ½ medium red onion; 425 g rotini pasta; ⅓ cup walnuts; apple cider vinegar; black pepper; extra virgin olive oil; salt

Pasta Sauté with Cabbage, Carrot, Bacon, Walnuts, Sage & ParmesanPasta Sauté with Cabbage, Carrot, Bacon, Walnuts, Sage & Parmesan — a 40-minute dinner recipe with 13 ingredients, serving 6.Ingredients

12 slices bacon

3 medium carrots

1 small pkg fresh sage

3 cloves garlic

85 g Parmesan cheese

1 ½ small heads red cabbage

½ medium red onion

425 g rotini pasta

⅓ cup walnuts

apple cider vinegar

black pepper

extra virgin olive oil

salt

Instructions

Fill a large pot halfway with hot water (from the tap); cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Uncover, add salt and pasta, and stir for a few seconds. Cook until desired firmness, 8-10 minutes. (Reserve ¾-cup cooking water before draining and set aside.)

Meanwhile, wash and dry the fresh produce.

Halve each cabbage lengthwise, cut out the core, and slice crosswise into thin (shred-like) strips. Place in a large bowl.

Peel, trim, and coarsely grate carrots. Add to the bowl with the cabbage and set aside.

Small dice bacon.

Preheat another large pot over medium heat.

Once the pot is hot, add bacon and cook, stirring occasionally, until crispy, 5-6 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove bacon to a paper towel-lined plate. (Reserve pot with drippings for later use.)

While the bacon is cooking, using a clean cutting board, peel, halve and mince onion. Peel and mince garlic.

Return the pot (with drippings) to medium heat, add oil, and swirl to coat the bottom. Add cabbage, carrot, onion, and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until cabbage is tender, about 6 minutes.

Meanwhile, finely grate Parmesan.

Pick sage leaves off the stems; discard stems and mince the leaves.

When the cabbage is done, add pasta, reserved pasta water, Parmesan, sage, vinegar, salt, and pepper to the pot. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until water has evaporated and Parmesan has melted, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat.

Meanwhile, roughly chop walnuts.

To serve, divide pasta between plates or bowls; top with crispy bacon and walnuts. Enjoy!

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