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Pasta Carbonara with English Peas

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A bowl of pasta carbonara with english peas.
Photo by Laura Dart and A.J. Meeker

Adding peas to a carbonara is by no means classically Italian, though the combination of black pepper, pancetta, and peas is. I barely cook the peas—a quick blanching in the pasta cooking water right before you pull the pasta is all it takes. Instead of (or in addition to) the peas, you could use asparagus or thinly sliced sugar snap peas.

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