Ready for dinner? This gnocchetti with pancetta, chanterelles, and mint is full of tasty ingredients, including a sprinkle of chile flakes and a swirl of Parmesan. You're gonna love it.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Course: Mains
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 4servings
Calories: 547
Ingredients
1/2pounddried gnocchetti sardi, or other similarly shaped pasta (see LC Getting to Know Gnocchetti Pasta Note above)
3/4poundfresh chanterelle mushrooms
2tablespoonsextra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
1/2poundpancetta, (or, in a pinch, lightly smoked bacon), cut into small dice
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a rolling boil. Add the gnocchetti and cook for 1 minute less than the package directions suggest.
While the gnocchetti is cooking, slice off the tough end of each mushroom stem and clean the mushroom caps. Quarter any large mushrooms, leave any tiny ones whole, and halve the rest.
When the gnocchetti is ready, drain and add it to the mushroom-pancetta mixture, reserving about 1/2 cup of the cooking water. If the mixture seems dry, add a couple of tablespoons of cooking water. Season with salt and pepper, add the mint and parsley, and toss. Tip the gnocchetti into a serving bowl and drizzle with olive oil. Using a vegetable peeler, shave a few large curls of Parmigiano-Reggiano on top. Bring the gnocchetti to the table with haste.