Skip to main content
Creamy Bacon Pesto Pasta
Creamy Bacon Pesto Pasta

Creamy Bacon Pesto Pasta

with Peas and Grated Hard Italian Style Cheese

Recipe Development Team
Recipe Development TeamPublished on November 22, 2022

Looking for a quick and tasty midweek dinner option? Try cooking up our Creamy Bacon Pesto Pasta in just 20 minutes for a delicious and speedy meal.

Tags:
Rapid
Allergens:
Gluten
Celery
Milk
Egg

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.

Total20 minutes
Active 20 minutes
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

serving amount

180

Rigatoni Pasta

(Contains: Gluten)

2

Garlic Clove**

90

British Smoked Bacon Lardons

10

Vegetable Stock Paste

(Contains: Celery)

150

Creme Fraiche

(Contains: Milk)

120

Peas

50

Fresh Pesto

(Contains: Milk)

40

Grated Hard Italian Style Cheese

(Contains: Milk, Egg)

Not included in your delivery

75

Water for the Sauce

Nutritional information

Energy (kJ)3833 kJ
Energy (kcal)916 kcal
Fat51.4 g
of which saturates24 g
Carbohydrate80.1 g
of which sugars9.6 g
Protein32 g
Salt3.2 g
Always refer to the product label for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Utensils

Colander
Large Saucepan
Pan
Garlic Press

Cooking Instructions and Tips

Cook the Pasta
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 rigatoni and bring back to the boil. Cook until tender, 12 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.

Fry the Bacon
2

a) While the pasta cooks, peel and grate the garlic (or use a garlic press).

b) 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.

Add the Garlic
3

a) Once the bacon is cooked, drain any extra fat from the pan and pop back on the heat.

b) Add the garlic to the bacon and fry for 30 secs.

Bring on the Sauce
4

a) 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.

b) Add the cooked pasta to the sauce and stir to combine, then remove from the heat.

Peas Please
5

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

b) Toss to coat.

Serve
6

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

b) Sprinkle over the remaining cheese to finish.

Enjoy!

This week's must-try HelloFresh recipes