Description
One of the Italian classic pastas. Only takes a handful of ingredients. Easy, fast and delicious.
Ingredients
Scale
- 300g bucatini pasta (or spaghetti)
- 1 tbsp olive oil (optional)
- 150g guanciale (or pancetta)
- 400g of San Marzano tomatoes (canned)
- 1 garlic (whole, just to flavor fat)
- 100g pecorino romano
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a pan, add diced guanciale and one clove of garlic to flavor up the oil. Cook until brown.
- Meanwhile, cook your pasta in a pot of generously salted boiling water for about 8 minutes, or until al dente.
- Remove the garlic and add crushed tomatoes into the pan. Let it simmer for about 8 minutes.
- Place the pasta straight from the hot boiling water into the sauce. Add pecorino romano cheese and give it a good stir.
- Serve with some more pecorino romano and fresh basil.
Notes
You can add one whole garlic to the pan with pancetta just to flavor the fat.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3 servings , Amount per serving:
- Calories: 725
- Sugar: 4.5g
- Sodium: 1842mg
- Fat: 34.5g
- Saturated Fat: 15.8g
- Carbohydrates: 60.3g
- Fiber: 1.5g
- Protein: 39.3g
- Cholesterol: 164mg