Giada De Laurentiis certainly knows a thing or two about putting a fun spin on a boring pasta dish. For this hack, all you'll ...

Add pasta and cook until al dente. Drain pasta, reserving 1 cup of pasta water. Meanwhile, sauté pancetta in a large saucepan over medium-high heat until golden and crisp, about 6 minutes.

Meanwhile, when the water reaches a boil, add 1 tablespoon salt and the pasta; cook, stirring occasionally, until just shy of al dente. Reserve about 1½ cups of the cooking water, then drain the ...

Meanwhile, when the water reaches a boil, add 1 tablespoon salt and the pasta; cook, stirring occasionally, until just shy of al dente. Reserve about 1½ cups of the cooking water, then drain the ...

Remove/strain your pasta, put into a serving dish or bowl, and set off to the side while you finish your sauce. Add your butter, garlic, and spices into your sauté pan, and let cook for 2-3 minutes.

This salty pasta with pancetta uses just 3 ingredients in the sauce to create an explosion of flavours. Pancetta and tomato sauce form the perfect pairing to smother and colour the pasta spirals!

Add Parmesan to the pasta, ¼ cup at a time, tossing in between, to emulsify the sauce. Once silky and creamy, add the zest and juice of 1 lemon and toss to combine.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook the pasta until al dente, about 10 to 12 minutes, or according to package instructions. Retain 1 cup of the pasta-cooking water. Drain the pasta.

While the pasta cooks, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pancetta and cook, stirring, until it starts to brown lightly and begins to crisp, about 5 minutes.

Ree Drummond | Tyler Essary/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank Drummond’s Pancetta and Butternut Squash Pasta isn’t one of her 16-minute Pioneer Woman meals but it is PDQ by the cookbook author’s standards.