Whole-Wheat Spaghetti with Asparagus and Pancetta

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated March/April 2010

Tomato sauce is almost never the right choice for capitalizing on this pasta’s robust flavor. Neither is cream sauce or pesto. So what is?

SERVES 4

TIME 1¼ hours

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We wanted to create a whole wheat pasta sauce recipe that would provide just the right complement to the hearty flavor and firm texture of whole-wheat spaghetti. We found that a boldly flavored sauce made with pancetta and sautéed asparagus...

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