Presto Bacon Pesto Pasta
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Presto Bacon Pesto Pasta

Presto Bacon Pesto Pasta

with Peas and Italian Style Cheese

Hey presto! This speedy Presto Bacon Pesto Pasta is ready in under 25 minutes. Bacon is used here as a cheat's pancetta for an elevated version of classic pesto pasta.

Tags:
Family Friendly
Allergens:
Cereals containing gluten
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 Time20 minutes
Cooking time20 minutes
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

serving amount

180 grams

Rigatoni Pasta

(Contains Cereals containing gluten)

2 unit(s)

Garlic Clove

90 grams

British Smoked Bacon Lardons

10 grams

Vegetable Stock Paste

150 grams

Creme Fraiche

(Contains Milk)

120 grams

Peas

32 grams

Pesto

(Contains Milk)

40 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)3643 kJ
Energy (kcal)871 kcal
Fat46.7 g
of which saturates23.2 g
Carbohydrate79.8 g
of which sugars9.4 g
Protein33.2 g
Salt3.41 g
Always refer to the product label for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Utensils

Medium Saucepan
Pan
Grater

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 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.

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.

3

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

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

4

a) Stir the veg stock paste, 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.

5

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

b) Toss to coat.

6

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

b) Sprinkle over the remaining cheese to finish.

Enjoy!

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