# Bacon and Leek Orecchiette

A tasty pasta dish with bacon and leeks.

- Servings: 6 servings
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Lunch
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 lb orecchiette pasta
- salt
- pepper
- 8 slices bacon cut into lardons
- 2 large leeks thinly sliced
- 1 large shallot thinly sliced
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 1 TBL fresh thyme leaves chopped
- 0.33 cup dry white wine
- 3 TBL butter
- 1 TBL Dijon mustard
- 0.5 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

## Instructions

1. Cut the leeks, shallots, garlic, thyme and bacon
2. Add the bacon to a large pan and cook until crispy
3. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and set aside
4. Add leeks and shallot to the bacon fat
5. Add a pinch of salt and pepper and stir, cooking for 4-5 minutes or until softened
6. Add thyme and garlic and stir for 30 seconds-1 minute or until fragrant
7. Deglaze the pan with white wine and scrape up all of the brown bits in the pan
8. Add the butter, Dijon mustard, heavy cream, Parmesan cheese, and another pinch of pepper
9. Stir and let the sauce get nice and bubbly
10. Add in half of the reserved bacon
11. Boil the pasta water and heavily salt the water
12. Cook the pasta until al dente
13. Transfer the pasta directly to the sauce and add a splash of pasta water
14. Vigorously stir until everything comes together and the sauce coats the pasta
15. Sprinkle over some of the leftover bacon and Parmesan cheese to serve

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- large saute pan
- Dutch oven
- slotted spoon
- pasta pot
- colander

## Tips

- Turn on heat to medium and cook bacon until crispy
- Heavily salt pasta water and cook the pasta until al dente
- Transfer the pasta directly to the sauce and add a splash of pasta water
- Stir vigorously until everything comes together and the sauce coats the pasta
- Sprinkle over some of the leftover bacon and Parmesan cheese to serve

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIJyeiCOQaO/?igsh=c25mMHQ5a20wOWN2
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/fffc020e-0d4c-4e96-8882-12f76cf152cf
- Extracted: 2025-05-11

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