We have Italy to thank for most things we love, from burrata to Neapolitan pizza, and recently, we've been thanking them a little extra for pancetta. For those of you who are unfamiliar with pancetta, it's basically Italian bacon. It's salt-cured pork belly, and is often served cubed, but may also be sliced thin. While both bacon and pancetta are cured pork belly, bacon is typically smoked after it's been cured, while pancetta is not. We've been having a bit of a love affair with pancetta lately, and we're not ashamed.
Like bacon, pancetta goes great on top of salads and soups, and, being Italian, it's basically pasta's BFF. We're pretty sure we could be happy eating Bucatini all’Amatriciana, which is made with pancetta, every day for the rest of our lives. Pancetta also goes great with poached eggs, oysters and french onion soup, but that's just the beginning. Here are 29 pancetta recipes that will turn you into pancetta lovers, just like us.
Poached Eggs, Pancetta And Spinach Toast
Farfalle Carbonara With Pancetta And Sage
Bucatini all'Amatriciana
Nectarine And Fig Summer Salad recipe With Crispy Pancetta
Pancetta, Caramelized Onion Puff Pastry “Ravioli”
Lentil Soup With Crisp Pancetta
Roasted Brussels Sprouts With Pancetta And Balsamic Syrup
Pasta With Spinach, Pancetta And Pomegranate
Baked Brie With Candied Pancetta, Pecans And Spicy Cranberries
Oysters With Pancetta And Pine Nuts
Roasted Pumpkin Risotto With Pancetta
Orecchiette With Chanterelles, Broccolini, Frisee And Pancetta
French Onion And Endive Soup With Pancetta
Watercress Soup With Pear And Pancetta
Pasta With Pancetta, Garlic, Lemon And Olives
Butternut Squash And Pancetta Orecchiette
Slow-Cooked Tuscan Kale With Pancetta, Bread Crumbs And A Poached Egg
Pancetta And Hazelnut Green Beans
Goat Cheese Stuffed Figs With Pancetta
Pancetta Mac And Cheese Panini
Grilled And Stuffed Tomatoes With Pancetta
Brussels Sprouts With Pancetta, Cranberries And Pine Nuts
