Creamy Bacon & Basil Pasta

Creamy Bacon & Basil Pasta

Ready in 30 minutes • Serves 3
This dish most recently appeared in My Choice (3 Nights For 2) on Sunday, June 21, 2020.
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Ingredients

Pasta

  • 1/2 broccoli, cut into small florets
  • 1 pack pasta
  • 1 drizzle of oil

Sauce

  • 200g shoulder bacon, diced 1cm
  • 1/2 brown onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 pack roasted capsicum, thinly sliced
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 drizzle of oil
  • 1 pack basil drizzle
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 4 Tbsp sour cream

To Serve

  • 30g grated Parmesan cheese

Steps

  1. Before you start. Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil.
  2. Prep broccoli & cook pasta. Prep broccoli. Cook pasta in pot of boiling water for 8 minutes, add broccoli and cook a further 3 minutes, until just tender. Drain and return to pot with oil to prevent sticking.
  3. Prep sauce. Prep bacon, onion, roasted capsicum and garlic.
  4. Cook sauce. Heat oil in a fry-pan on medium heat. Cook bacon for about 5 minutes, until starting to brown. Add onion, capsicum and garlic and cook for a further 2-3 minutes, until softened.
  5. Finish sauce. Reduce heat to medium-low and add basil drizzle, salt, sour cream, drained pasta and broccoli. Cook a further minute, until warmed through. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  6. Serve. Pasta topped with cheese.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2959 kj
707 kcal
Protein 28.8g
Carbohydrate 64.8g
Fat 35.4g