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      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
  
  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 toss
  with the asparagus, bacon, shiitake, and fresh herbs. Season with
  salt and pepper.
 
  Recipe by Diane Pariseau of Triology Restaurant, St. Helena, CA
  
  Per serving: 667.4 calories; 35 g total fat;
  (9.9 g saturated fat); 27.7 g protein; 56.8 g carbs;
  175.5 mg cholesterol; 709.7 mg sodium
 
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