pancetta and brussels sprouts pasta
My always go to comfort is pasta. Creamy pasta with little to no meat. It just always feels so right. 
My kids and I love brussels sprouts, so I feel like I am always looking for other ways to cook them besides roasting in the oven. So in order to make this pasta have like 3% of healthiness to it, I added them here. Ha! 
Ingredients: 
5 oz pancetta 
1 lb pasta 
1 stick butter 
2 cups chopped brussels 
1/2 cup chicken broth 
2 cups heavy cream 
2 tsp slap ya mama 
1 tbsp chopped garlic 
1.5-2 cups parmesan cheese 
10 oz sliced mushrooms 
- Directions: 
- Cut the ends of the brussels sprouts and cut in half or into fourths 
- In a medium pan, start cooking down your pancetta 
- Once it is browned, add your butter and scrape off the goodness stuck to the pan 
- Add the sliced mushrooms 
- Add your garlic and cook until fragrant 
- Add the chicken broth to deglaze the pan even more 
- Add the heavy cream and bring to a boil 
- Add cheese 
- Add pasta back to the pan and turn off heat 
- Stir around the pasta until all coated with cream 
 
                       
            