Easy Peasy Bacon and Pea Pesto Spaghetti
with Cavolo Nero and Italian Style Cheese
Ready in less than 15 minutes, this Easy Peasy Bacon and Pea Pesto Spaghetti will be on your table in no time. Bacon has been added here for an elevated version of classic pesto pasta.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
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.
Ingredients
180 grams
Spaghetti
(Contains Cereals containing gluten)
100 grams
Chopped Cavolo Nero
60 grams
British Smoked Bacon Lardons
10 grams
Vegetable Stock Paste
150 grams
Creme Fraiche
(Contains Milk)
120 grams
Peas
32 grams
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
Nutritional information
Utensils
Instructions
- Boil a full kettle. Pour it into a saucepan with 1/2 tsp salt on high heat.
- Boil the spaghetti, 8 mins.
- When the pasta has boiled for 5 mins, add the cavolo nero.
- Once cooked, drain and pop back in the pan. Drizzle with oil and stir through to stop the pasta sticking together.
- Meanwhile, heat a drizzle of oil in a frying pan on medium-high heat.
- Fry the bacon, 4-5 mins. IMPORTANT: Wash hands and utensils after handling raw meat. Cook bacon thoroughly.
- Next, drain any excess fat from the pan. Pop back on medium-high heat (no need to clean).
- Stir in the veg stock paste, creme fraiche and water (see pantry). Simmer, 2-3 mins.
- Stir the cooked pasta and cavolo nero into the sauce. Mix to combine.
- Remove from the heat.
- Stir the peas, pesto and two thirds of the hard Italian style cheese into the pasta. Toss to coat.
- Share between your bowls.
- Sprinkle over the remaining cheese to finish.
Enjoy!
