Creamy Bacon Pesto Spaghetti
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Creamy Bacon Pesto Spaghetti

Creamy Bacon Pesto Spaghetti

with Peas and Grated Hard Italian Style Cheese

Looking for a super quick and tasty midweek dinner option? Try cooking up our Creamy Bacon Pesto Spaghetti in just 15 minutes for a delicious and speedy meal.

Tags:
Family Friendly
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
•Kettle
•Pan

Instructions

Cook Pasta
1
  • Boil a full kettle. Pour it into a saucepan with 1/2 tsp salt on high heat.
  • Boil the spaghetti, 8 mins. 
  • Once cooked, drain and pop back in the pan. Drizzle with oil and stir through to stop it sticking together.
Bacon Time
2
  • 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.
Sauce Up
3
  • Next, drain any excess fat from the pan. Pop back on medium-high heat (no need to clean).
  • Stir in the veg stock, creme fraiche and water (see pantry). Simmer, 2-3 mins.
  • Stir the cooked pasta to the sauce. Mix to combine.
  • Remove from the heat.
Dinner's Ready!
4
  • 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!

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