Fettucine Asparagus With Shiitake And Smoked Bacon

Title: FETTUCINE ASPARAGUS WITH SHIITAKE AND SMOKED BACON

Categories: Vegetables

Yield: 4 servings

6 oz Smoked bacon or pancetta,

-cut into 1/2 dice

4 tb Olive oil

6 oz Fresh shiitake mushrooms,

-sliced

1 lb Asparagus, cut into 2 piece

12 oz Fresh fettucine

1 tb Fresh thyme, finely chopped

2 tb Fresh oregano, finely

-chopped

Salt to taste

Pepper to taste

(Recipe is from Diane Pariseau of Triology Restaurant, St. Helena,

Calif.)

Saute bacon in skillet until crisp, remove to a plate. Drain off

excess fat, then add olive oil to the skillet and cook the mushrooms

until softened. Lightly blanch the asparagus. Cook the pasta briefly

in boiling salted water. Drain the noodles and toos with the

asparagus, bacon, shiitake and fresh herbs. Season with salt and pepper.

667.4 calories;

35 grams total fat;

9.9 grams saturated fat

27.7 grams protein;

56.8 grams

175 1/2 milligrams cholesterol;

709.7 milligrams sodium. --