15-Minute Bacon Fettucine with Sicilian Pesto and Parmesan

15-Minute Bacon Fettucine with Sicilian Pesto and Parmesan

Ready in 15 minutes • Serves 2
This dish most recently appeared in My Choice (5 Nights For 2) on Sunday, April 24, 2022.
Order Now
Order Now

The easiest 15 minutes of your day. This comforting classic has had our superquick makeover - with tasty Sicilian pesto and plenty of vege. Your house will smell terrific while this one cooks!

Ingredients

Pasta Sauce

  • 1 drizzle of olive oil
  • 125g bacon, thinly sliced
  • 1 capsicum, thinly sliced
  • 50g sicilian pesto
  • 1 can cherry tomatoes
  • 50g baby spinach

Pasta

  • 200g fresh fettuccine

To Serve

  • 50g grated Parmesan

Steps

  1. Bring a half-full medium pot of hot salted water to the boil with a lid on.
  2. Heat olive oil in a large fry-pan on high heat. Thinly slice bacon and capsicum. Cook bacon and capsicum for 5-6 minutes until starting to brown. Add Sicilian pesto and canned tomatoes and bring to a simmer. Cook a further 3-4 minutes, until slightly reduced and hot through.
  3. Separate pasta so it is not stuck together. Cook pasta in pot of boiling water for 2-3 minutes, until just tender. Reserve 1/2 cup of pasta water and drain.
  4. Add pasta to pan with sauce, spinach and 1/4 cup reserved pasta water. Toss to combine and season to taste with salt and pepper. If sauce is too thick, add remaining reserved pasta water.
  5. Pasta topped with Parmesan.

Nutritional Information

Energy 3252 kj
777 kcal
Protein 34.7g
Carbohydrate 64.5g
Fat 39.7g