Prosciutto is cured pork so you do not have to cook it, but it is usually cooked with other ingredients. When you look at cost - think of flavor. Prosciutto has a bacon flavor except better, more powerful and much less grease. (Look at nutritional labels below and see how healthy prosciutto is compared to bacon!)
Cost in recipe:
In this recipe one strip of prosciutto equals 1/3 pound of cooked crumbled bacon.
Bacon cost $2.50/lbs = $.72
Prosciutto cost 1 strip = $1.00
(Package can cost $7 or your deli can slice it)
But there is no precooking for prosciutto and much less fat and more flavor. To me it is worth the extra $.28. Prosciutto recipes are plentiful on the internet. You will be surprised how they are used with fruits and vegetables. They are quick, easy and extremely tasty. Prosciutto fills the need for a meaty taste with very little meat.
Nutritional label off of Prosciutto
| Nutrition Facts | |||||
| Serving Size 1 thin slice | |||||
| Amount Per Serving | |||||
Calories from Fat 7
Calories 18 | |||||
| % Daily Values* | |||||
| Total Fat 0.77g | 1% | ||||
| Saturated Fat 0.256g | 1% | ||||
| Polyunsaturated Fat 0.089g | |||||
| Monounsaturated Fat 0.352g | |||||
| Cholesterol 6mg | 2% | ||||
| Sodium 248mg | 10% | ||||
| Potassium 47mg | |||||
| Total Carbohydrate 0.03g | 0% | ||||
| Dietary Fiber 0g | 0% | ||||
| Sugars 0g | |||||
| Protein 2.56g | |||||
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Nutritional label off of a bacon package:
| Nutrition Facts | |||||
| Serving Size 1 slice of cooked | |||||
| Amount Per Serving | |||||
Calories from Fat 29
Calories 42 | |||||
| % Daily Values* | |||||
| Total Fat 3.18g | 5% | ||||
| Saturated Fat 1.05g | 5% | ||||
| Polyunsaturated Fat 0.351g | |||||
| Monounsaturated Fat 1.42g | |||||
| Cholesterol 9mg | 3% | ||||
| Sodium 192mg | 8% | ||||
| Potassium 47mg | |||||
| Total Carbohydrate 0.12g | 0% | ||||
| Dietary Fiber 0g | 0% | ||||
| Sugars 0g | |||||
| Protein 3.03g | |||||
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