DIFFICULTY: 3
45 minutes
INGREDIENTS PER 5 PEOPLE

Italian pasta of your choosing, 17 oz
bacon cut it in cubes, 7 oz
garlic, 2 cloves
parmigiano cheese
olive oil
pepper
salt

For the artichokes cream:
artichoke hearts, 15-16
garlic, 2 cloves
parmigiano cheese
olive oil
pepper
salt

PROCEDURE

– For the cream:
Put the olive oil in a pan and put 2 cloves of garlic in it. After few minutes, add the artichoke hearts and a pinch of salt and cook it with some water.
Remove the garlic and when the hearts will be cooked, cut them in 4 parts.
Put them in a mixer and add the olive oil and the Parmesan cheese, pepper and salt. This is your perfect cream for starters.
-For the pasta:
Put the oil and 2 cloves of garlic in another pan, add the bacon; it must become crispy.
When the water boils, cook the pasta and pick some boiled water in a glass (you’ll use it to soften the cream)
When cooked, drain the pasta and add the cream with the crispy bacon and mix all together.

Thanks to:Profumi e Parole