Spaghetti with Butternut Squash, Bacon, and Chickpeas (Yields three generous portions.)

Name: Spaghetti with Butternut Squash, Bacon, and Chickpeas (Yields three generous portions.)
Ingredients: Extra-virgin olive oil; 6 oz. bacon, preferably from pastured hogs, diced into quarter-inch bits; 1 large butternut squash, cut into half-inch chunks; Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 8 oz. spaghetti; 4 cloves garlic, mashed flat, peeled, and finely chopped; A pinch or two, to taste, of crushed chili flakes; 1 15 oz. can of chickpeas, drained (cannellini beans would also work well); A wedge of Parmesan, grano padano, or other hard cheese; 1 bunch parsley, chopped

Spaghetti with Butternut Squash, Bacon, and Chickpeas (Yields three generous portions.) was pinched from <a href="http://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2013/09/spaghetti-butternut-squash-bacon-chickpeas-recipe" target="_blank">www.motherjones.com.</a>

INGREDIENTS

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Extra-virgin olive oil

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6 oz. bacon, preferably from pastured hogs, diced into quarter-inch bits

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1 large butternut squash, cut into half-inch chunks

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Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

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8 oz. spaghetti

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4 cloves garlic, mashed flat, peeled, and finely chopped

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A pinch or two, to taste, of crushed chili flakes

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1 15 oz. can of chickpeas, drained (cannellini beans would also work well)

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A wedge of Parmesan, grano padano, or other hard cheese

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1 bunch parsley, chopped

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