Sometimes I plan dinner, sometimes it’s a clean-out-the-fridge meal. Tonight is the latter. It makes me think of when I was a chef and I’d go into the kitchen’s walk-in refrigerator, look around at what was there, and plan the day’s special. Sometimes you just have to work with what’s on hand.
This pasta is one of those I’ve never made before (but made many similar), and may never make again, unless I have this exact mix of ingredients. Of course, you can substitute, leave out, or add anything you like. If you leave out the Pancetta, you may need a little extra salt. You can replace with another protein, like chicken breast, or make it vegetarian and leave it out all together. But honestly, I love the salty, peppery, porkiness of Pancetta.
I added the mozzarella because I had a little left in the container and …
