Creamy Bacon Pesto Spaghetti
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Creamy Bacon Pesto Spaghetti

Creamy Bacon Pesto Spaghetti

with Peas and Grated Hard Italian Style Cheese

Allergens:
Cereals containing gluten
Celery
Milk
Egg

Boxes and ingredients are packed in facilities that handles Peanut, Nuts, Sesame, Fish, Crustaceans, Milk, Egg, Mustard, Celery, Soya, Gluten and Sulphites. Due to the war in Ukraine, it has been necessary to substitute sunflower oil with rapeseed oil in some products without a label change. The FSA have advised that allergic reactions to rapeseed oil are rare.

Preparation Time15 minutes
Cooking time15 minutes
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

serving amount

180 grams

Spaghetti

(Contains Cereals containing gluten)

60 grams

British Smoked Bacon Lardons

10 grams

Vegetable Stock Paste

(Contains Celery)

150 grams

Creme Fraiche

(Contains Milk)

120 grams

Peas

32 grams

Fresh Pesto

(Contains Milk)

20 grams

Grated Hard Italian Style Cheese

(Contains Milk, Egg)

Not included in your delivery

75 milliliter(s)

Water for the Sauce

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Nutritional information

Energy (kJ)3345 kJ
Energy (kcal)800 kcal
Fat41.3 g
of which saturates20.1 g
Carbohydrate79.9 g
of which sugars9.3 g
Protein26.7 g
Salt2.45 g
Always refer to the product label for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Utensils

Medium Saucepan
Pan

Instructions

1

a) Boil a full kettle. Pour the boiled water into a large saucepan with 0.5 tsp salt on high heat.

b) Add the spaghetti and bring back to the boil. Cook until tender, 8 mins. 

c) Once cooked, drain in a colander and pop back in the pan. Drizzle with oil and stir through to stop it sticking together.

2

a) While the pasta cooks, heat a drizzle of oil in a large frying pan on medium-high heat.

c) Once hot, add the bacon lardons. Stir-fry until golden, 4-5 mins. IMPORTANT: Wash your hands and equipment after handling raw meat. Cook lardons thoroughly.

3

a) Once the bacon is cooked, drain any excess fat from the pan and pop back on medium-high heat (no need to clean).

b) Stir the veg stock, creme fraiche and water for the sauce (see pantry for amount) into the pan. Cook until piping hot, 2-3 mins.

c) Stir the cooked pasta to the sauce and mix to combine, then remove from the heat.

4

a) Stir the peas, pesto and two thirds of the hard Italian style cheese into your creamy pasta and toss to coat.

b) Share your creamy bacon pesto pasta between your bowls.

c) Sprinkle over the remaining cheese to finish.

Enjoy!

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