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Gallery Pasta with Roasted Vegetables and Bacon Credit: Johnny Miller Recipe Summary prep: 15 mins total: 45 mins Servings: 4

Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 ounces bacon, preferably slab, chopped 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes 1 small onion, thinly sliced 1/2 head cauliflower, trimmed into 1 1/2-inch florets (about 2 1/2 cups) Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper 8 ounces orecchiette 3/4 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese (1 1/2 ounces), plus more, shaved, for garnish 1/2 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped

Cook’s Notes For a vegetarian dinner, the meat can be omitted. Just roast the vegetables in olive oil.

Gallery Pasta with Roasted Vegetables and Bacon Credit: Johnny Miller

Recipe Summary prep: 15 mins total: 45 mins Servings: 4

Pasta with Roasted Vegetables and Bacon      Credit: Johnny Miller

Pasta with Roasted Vegetables and Bacon

Credit: Johnny Miller

Pasta with Roasted Vegetables and Bacon

Recipe Summary prep: 15 mins total: 45 mins Servings: 4

Recipe Summary

prep: 15 mins total: 45 mins

Servings: 4

prep: 15 mins

total: 45 mins

prep:

15 mins

total:

45 mins

Servings: 4

4

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 ounces bacon, preferably slab, chopped 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes 1 small onion, thinly sliced 1/2 head cauliflower, trimmed into 1 1/2-inch florets (about 2 1/2 cups) Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper 8 ounces orecchiette 3/4 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese (1 1/2 ounces), plus more, shaved, for garnish 1/2 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Heat oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Cook bacon until crisp, about 8 minutes. Transfer to paper towels using a slotted spoon. Reserve drippings.

Toss sweet potato, onion, and cauliflower with reserved drippings. Season with 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Roast on a rimmed baking sheet, tossing halfway through, until tender and caramelized, about 35 minutes.

Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of salted water until al dente. Drain, reserving 1 cup cooking water. Return pasta to pot with cooking water, and toss with grated cheese and vegetables. Stir in parsley. Sprinkle bacon over top. Garnish with shaved cheese.

Cook’s Notes For a vegetarian dinner, the meat can be omitted. Just roast the vegetables in olive oil.

Cook’s Notes

For a vegetarian dinner, the meat can be omitted. Just roast the vegetables in olive oil.

Reviews (4)

 Add Rating & Review     32 Ratings   5 star values:        22    4 star values:        2    3 star values:        8    2 star values:        0    1 star values:        0

Reviews (4)

Add Rating & Review     32 Ratings   5 star values:        22    4 star values:        2    3 star values:        8    2 star values:        0    1 star values:        0

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32 Ratings 5 star values: 22 4 star values: 2 3 star values: 8 2 star values: 0 1 star values: 0

32 Ratings 5 star values: 22 4 star values: 2 3 star values: 8 2 star values: 0 1 star values: 0

32 Ratings 5 star values: 22 4 star values: 2 3 star values: 8 2 star values: 0 1 star values: 0

  • 5 star values: 22 4 star values: 2 3 star values: 8 2 star values: 0 1 star values: 0

    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       09/27/2018   Incredibly delicious -- I'd pay money to order this sweet and savory pasta dish from a restaurant! Coating the sweet potatoes, cauliflower, and onions with bacon drippings before roasting was genius. It took them to a whole new level. I happened to have four strips of cooked bacon in the fridge, and I always keep a little jar of bacon drippings as well. Since I didn't have to cook any bacon, I melted about 2 Tbsp. of my refrigerated drippings to coat the vegetables and skipped the olive oil altogether. I loved the sauce that came together when the roasted veggies were combined with Parmesan and a healthy sprinkle of parsley and crumbled bacon. The pasta water contributes toward the creaminess of the sauce, so make sure to use the full cup of pasta water when stirring everything into the cooked orecchiette. At first, it looked awfully soupy, but within a minute or so, the water was all absorbed. The pasta dish is filling and satisfying, perfect for four adults. I made it for my husband and myself, and we ended up with enough leftover for another meal.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       02/08/2012   This is really good!! I roasted the veggies in EVOO and only used a little bit of the bacon drippings for flavor. Came out delicious!!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       09/29/2011   This is delicious. Very easy to make and REALLY YUM. A great thing to bring to a pot luck for the fall with these flavors. It's really unique and at the same time can be a family favorite.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       09/17/2011   Absolutely wonderful!!! Easy to prepare and awesome flavor! Definately will make this again!

    Martha Stewart Member

    Rating: 5 stars 09/27/2018

Incredibly delicious – I’d pay money to order this sweet and savory pasta dish from a restaurant! Coating the sweet potatoes, cauliflower, and onions with bacon drippings before roasting was genius. It took them to a whole new level. I happened to have four strips of cooked bacon in the fridge, and I always keep a little jar of bacon drippings as well. Since I didn’t have to cook any bacon, I melted about 2 Tbsp. of my refrigerated drippings to coat the vegetables and skipped the olive oil altogether. I loved the sauce that came together when the roasted veggies were combined with Parmesan and a healthy sprinkle of parsley and crumbled bacon. The pasta water contributes toward the creaminess of the sauce, so make sure to use the full cup of pasta water when stirring everything into the cooked orecchiette. At first, it looked awfully soupy, but within a minute or so, the water was all absorbed. The pasta dish is filling and satisfying, perfect for four adults. I made it for my husband and myself, and we ended up with enough leftover for another meal.

Rating: 5 stars

Rating: 5 stars 02/08/2012

This is really good!! I roasted the veggies in EVOO and only used a little bit of the bacon drippings for flavor. Came out delicious!!

Rating: 5 stars 09/29/2011

This is delicious. Very easy to make and REALLY YUM. A great thing to bring to a pot luck for the fall with these flavors. It’s really unique and at the same time can be a family favorite.

Rating: Unrated 09/17/2011

Absolutely wonderful!!! Easy to prepare and awesome flavor! Definately will make this again!

Rating: Unrated

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