Rigatoni and Balsamic Slow Roasted Tomatoes with Bacon Lardons
with Italian Olives, Hazelnuts and Cheddar
This Rigatoni and Balsamic Slow Roasted Tomatoes with Bacon Lardons is bursting full of flavours and makes the perfect dinner night option from HelloFresh. Cook up a fresh start!
The quantities provided above are averages only.
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Ingredients
125
Baby Plum Tomatoes
12
Balsamic Glaze
(Contains: Sulphites)
1
Echalion Shallot
2
Garlic Clove
30
Olives
30
Mature Cheddar Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
25
Hazelnuts
(Contains: Nuts May contain traces of: Nuts)
180
Rigatoni Pasta
(Contains: Cereals containing gluten)
½
Finely Chopped Tomatoes
10
Vegetable Stock Paste
(Contains: Celery)
90
British Smoked Bacon Lardons
Not included in your delivery
1
Sugar for the Sauce
100
Water for the Sauce
Utensils
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas mark 7.
Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil with 1/2 tsp salt for the pasta.
Halve the tomatoes and pop them onto a piece of foil with a drizzle of oil and the balsamic glaze, then season with salt and pepper. Fold the foil, sealing on all sides to create a parcel.
When the oven is hot, pop the parcel onto a baking tray and roast on the top shelf until softened, 15-20 mins.
Meanwhile, halve, peel and thinly slice the shallot. Peel and grate the garlic (or use a garlic press). Halve the olives.
Grate the cheese. Roughly chop the hazelnuts.
Heat a large frying pan on medium heat (no oil). Once hot, add the hazelnuts and dry-fry, stirring regularly, until toasted, 2-3 mins. TIP: Watch them like a hawk as they can burn easily.
Once toasted, transfer them to a small bowl.
When your pan of water is boiling, add the rigatoni and bring back to the boil. Cook until tender, 12 mins.
Once cooked, drain in a colander and pop back into the pan. Drizzle with oil and stir through to stop it sticking together.
While the pasta cooks, pop your (now empty) frying pan back on medium heat with a drizzle of oil.
Once hot, add the bacon and shallot. Cook, stirring, until the bacon is golden and the shallot has softened, 4-5 mins. IMPORTANT: Wash your hands and equipment after handling raw meat. Cook lardons thoroughly.
Stir in the garlic and olives, then cook for 1 min more.
Add the finely chopped tomatoes (see ingredients for amount), veg stock paste, sugar and water for the sauce (see pantry for both amounts) to the pan. Stir together, bring to a simmer, then cook until reduced by half, 5-7 mins.
Once reduced, taste the sauce and season with salt and pepper.
Add the cooked pasta to the pan and toss together to combine.
Serve your pasta in bowls with the slow roasted tomatoes spooned over the top (discard any leftover juices in the foil).
Scatter with the cheese and hazelnuts to finish.
Enjoy!
