Penne all’Arrabiata with Smoked Pancetta

Name: Penne all’Arrabiata with Smoked Pancetta and Fresh Basil
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 Red Pepper; 4 Garlic Clove; 1 Fresh Basil; 3 British Smoked Bacon Lardons; 1.5 Smoked Paprika; 400 Wheat Penne Pasta; 2 Chopped Tomatoes; 4 Parmesan Cheese

and Fresh Basil

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Food is described with an infinite number of adjectives but ‘angry’ is not one that immediately springs to mind. That’s unless we’re talking in Italian. This little dish is ‘Arrabbiata,’ (this means ‘angry’ in Italian),because of its chilli kick, but we’ll leave it to you to decide how much of a temper you want it to have. Given that this tasty recipe can be ready in the time it takes to boil your pasta, there’s really nothing angry about it. So smile and tuck in!

Tags:

Healthy

•Spicy

•Family Friendly

Allergens:

Cereals containing gluten

•Milk

The quantities provided above are averages only.

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Total20 minutes

Active

DifficultyMedium

Ingredients

/ serving 4 people

Red Pepper

Garlic Clove

Fresh Basil

British Smoked Bacon Lardons

1.5

Smoked Paprika

400

Wheat Penne Pasta

(Contains: Cereals containing gluten)

Chopped Tomatoes

Parmesan Cheese

(Contains: Milk)

Nutritional information

/ per serving

Energy (kJ)2272 kJ

Energy (kcal)543 kcal

Fat9 g

of which saturates4 g

Carbohydrate84 g

Protein29 g

Always refer to the product label for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Utensils

•Baking Tray

•Knife

•Pot

•Grill Pan

•Bowl

Instructions

Pre-heat your oven to 200 degrees. Remove the core from the peppers and slice lengthways into ½ cm strips. Mix the peppers with a pinch of salt and black pepper and 2 tbsp of olive oil. Place on a baking tray in your oven for 15 mins.

Boil a large pot of water. Place the flat side of a large knife on the cloves of garlic and press down firmly. Peel off the skin and finely chop the garlic. Tear the basil leaves into small pieces (tearing them releases more flavour than chopping).

Heat 3 tsp of olive oil in a non-stick frying pan on medium heat. Fry the pancetta until it is crispy around the edges.

Add in the chopped garlic and cook together for 2 mins. Tip: Avoid overcooking the garlic as you don’t want it to taste bitter.

Add in the chopped tomatoes with the smoked paprika(add more or less to taste). Add a good pinch of salt and black pepper. Cook on medium heat for around 10 mins, until you have a nice thick sauce.

Cook the penne in the boiling water with ½ tsp of salt for around 6 mins. Tip: The penne is cooked when it is ‘al dente’ (i.e. it is cooked but has a slight firmness left in the middle).

Once your penne is cooked, drain it and then stir it into your thickened tomato sauce. Once your peppers are nice and soft, add them to the sauce too.

Scatter your basil leaves over your penne. Grate the parmesan over the top and dig in! Tip: Best eaten with a fork, in a reclined position, on the sofa.