Shells With Bacon, Zucchini and Sweet Onion

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This pasta gets truthful overmuch spirit from the bacon and saccharine bulb that it doesn't request overmuch else. You could adhd freshly crushed achromatic capsicum for contrast.

The bacon, zucchini and bulb tin beryllium chopped up, wrapped successful integrative wrapper and refrigerated up to 24 hours earlier preparing. The crockery should beryllium made conscionable earlier serving.

From Nourish columnist Stephanie Witt Sedgwick.

Ingredients

Salt, for the cooking water, positive 1/8 spoon for the zucchini
8 ounces dried ammunition pasta
1 tablespoonful olive oil
4 ounces (about 4 heavy slices) applewood smoked bacon (preferably nitrate-free), chopped into 1/4 inch-wide, 1-inch-long matchsticks
1 mean onion, preferably sweet, specified arsenic Vidalia oregon Mayan, chopped into 1/4- to 1/2-inch dice (1 cup)
1 lb zucchini, preferably 4 tiny ones, chopped into 1/2-inch dice
Freshly crushed achromatic pepper
Freshly grated parmesan cheese, for serving

Nutritional Facts

Per serving

Calories
400
Fat
17 g
Saturated Fat
5 g
Carbohydrates
51 g
Sodium
400 mg
Cholesterol
20 mg
Protein
12 g
Fiber
3 g
Sugar
6 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From Nourish columnist Stephanie Witt Sedgwick.

Tested by Stephanie Witt Sedgwick.

Published June 22, 2010

Updated March 13, 2026