
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
