Tagliatelle with Peas, Panchetta & Ricotta 2/16

So my best friend from college - Angie - called up and said she was going to be in town for a night!!  We of course had to get together, and by the time she got in and we would get home, I figured we could throw a quick dinner together.  The weekend before, I bought a big bag of dried tagliatelle, some fresh shelled peas, some thick cut bacon and ricotta to toss together a quick pasta.

We cooked up the thick pasta in hot salted water. Eric chopped up the bacon into small chunks and I sauteed it quickly in a hot pan.  I tossed in the peas and cooked for a couple of minutes.  I then strained the pasta (reserving a little water).  I threw some ricotta and fresh mozzerella over the pasta and tossed a little ricotta in with the peas & bacon.  I scooped some peas and bacon over the pasta and drizzled a little of the reserved pasta water to make a "sauce".  Overall the sauce wasn't the prettiest dish I have made, but there was plenty of flavor!  I wish I could have found panchetta, but the only stuff they had was sliced procchuito thin, so it wouldnt have worked so well.

A great fast and very filling meal!