CRISPY BACON AND CREAMY BASIL PASTA

CRISPY BACON AND CREAMY BASIL PASTA

Ready in 20 minutes Serves 4-5
This dish most recently appeared in Ready in 20 (3 Nights For 4) on Sunday, August 27, 2017.

Quick and delicious.


Ingredients

CRISPY BACON AND CREAMY BASIL PASTA

  • ¾ bag orecchiette pasta
  • 250g frozen peas
  • 1 packet streaky bacon
  • 1 courgette
  • 1 pottle roasted red capsicum
  • 1 pottle basil pesto
  • ½-1 pottle sour cream
  • Juice of ¼ lemon

TO SERVE

  • 2 tablespoons basil leaves
  • 1 sachet toasted pumpkin seeds (optional)
  • ½ lemon, cut into wedges

Steps

  1. a full kettle to the boil.
  2. Pour boiling water and a pinch of salt into a medium pot and bring to the boil with the lid on. Add pasta and cook for about 12 minutes until nearly tender. Add peas and cook a further 2 minutes until bright green and tender. Drain and set aside.
  3. Separate bacon and cut into 2cm slices. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large fry pan on high heat. Cook bacon for about 8 minutes until crispy, stir occasionally to ensure even cooking. Grate courgette and set aside.
  4. Drain any excess fat from pan and add capsicum to pan with bacon and cook for 1 minute until fragrant. Remove from heat and fold through grated courgette, basil pesto, sour cream and lemon juice.
  5. Add drained pasta and peas to pan, season to taste with salt and pepper and mix well to combine.
  6. Roughly chop basil leaves.
  7. divide crispy bacon and creamy basil pasta between bowls. Top with basil and toasted pumpkin seeds (if using). Serve a lemon wedge on the side.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2775 kj
663 kcal
Protein 25.1g
Carbohydrate 62.1g
Fat 34.1g