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Bacon & broccoli pasta

A quick and tasty pasta dish that goes from pot to plate in just 20 minutes making it an ideal midweek meal

Level :
Easy
Total time :
20 Minutes
Prep time :
5 Minutes
Cooking time :
15 Minutes

Ingredients:

  • 500g pack shaped pasta
  • 1 head broccoli about 300g, cut into small florets
  • 8 rashers smoked bacon cut into large pieces
  • 5 tbsp pesto
  • grated parmesan (or vegetarian alternative), to serve

Instructions:

1.

step 1

Bring a large pan of water to the boil and cook the pasta according to pack instructions. About 3 mins before the pasta is cooked, throw in the broccoli. When everything is done, drain, reserving about 100ml of the cooking water.

2.

step 2

While the pasta is cooking, grill the bacon for 6-7 mins until crisp, then cut into bite-size pieces. Tip everything into the pasta pan, toss together well and loosen with a little of the cooking water, if needed. Sprinkle over the Parmesan and serve.

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