Recipe

Little Pasta Ears With Purple Sprouting Broccoli Bacon And Gorgonzola With Psb And Chestnut Pesto Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Victoriaregina / All my dishes 5 months, 2 weeks ago Orrechiette in Italian means 'little ears' and that is just what they look like. The wonderful flavors of bacon, gorgonzola, lucini olive oil and purple sprouting broccoli take pasta to another level Prep:10m Cook:20m Servings:4	Victoriareg
	pasta broccoli gorgonzola chestnuts

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Ingredients

1 box or bag orriechiette pasta

2-4 handfuls of purple broccoli (or use green, if not available)

8-10 slices bacon (I like the peppered for this dish)

small amt crumbled gorganzola (it will overpower if you add too much-you just want a taste of it)

handful cooked chestnuts

2 cloves garlic

olive oil

1/4 to 1/2 cup parmesan

Directions

Blanch the broccoli for a minute or two in boiling water, then plunge into iced water. Set aside.

Chop up bacon into small strips - Fry until slightly browned and crispy. Drain onto kitchen towel, and set aside.

Crumble some creamy gorgonzola - set aside.

In a food processor, add a good handful of blanched PSB, a small handful of cooked chestnuts, half a clove of garlic, a small handful of parmesan, and a good amount of oil, plus seasoning to taste. Mix it all in the processor until you have a pesto consistency - it shouldn't be too thick, as you want it to properly coat the pasta. Taste, and adjust seasoning..

Drain pasta.

In the same (large) frying pan as you fried the bacon , add about 1/4 -1/2 cup olive oil and heat through.

Tip in the pasta, bacon, and PSB. Once mixed, add the pesto. Finally, toss in the gorgonzola. One final stir, and you can serve it with additional cheese on the table.

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