Bacon, Lemon & Pesto Penne
with Fetta & Broccoli
The only way to improve the age-old family favourite, pesto pasta, is to add some crispy bacon and creamy fetta. With so many textures and well-loved flavours, this dish is anything but ordinary!
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts and wheat.
Ingredients
1 unit
red onion
1 packet
bacon
1 bunch
broccoli
1 packet
penne
(Contains: Gluten, Wheat; May be present: Eggs, Soy, Milk.)
1 tub
traditional pesto
(Contains: Milk, Tree Nuts;)
1 block
fetta cheese
(Contains: Milk;)
½ unit
lemon
1 bag
baby spinach leaves
Not included in your delivery
olive oil
¼ tsp
salt
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil. Thinly slice the red onion. Roughly chop the bacon into 1cm pieces. Cut the broccoli into small florets, then roughly chop the stalk.
Add the penne to the saucepan of boiling water and cook for 7 minutes. Add the broccoli and cook until the pasta is 'al dente' and the broccoli is just tender, 3 minutes. Drain. TIP: 'Al dente' means the pasta is cooked through but still has a bit of firmness in the middle.
While the pasta is cooking, heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add the onion and bacon and cook, tossing often, until tender and lightly browned, 5 minutes.
Add the broccoli and penne to the frying pan. Add the traditional pesto, the salt and a pinch of pepper. Add the baby spinach leaves and crumble in 1/2 the fetta. Toss until the penne and broccoli are well coated and the spinach is slightly wilted. TIP: The warm penne will melt the fetta and give a slightly creamy coating to the penne.
Add a squeeze of lemon juice to the pasta and season to taste with salt and pepper. TIP: Seasoning is key in this dish! Taste and add more lemon juice, salt or pepper if you think it needs it!
Divide the bacon, lemon and pesto pasta between bowls. Crumble over the remaining fetta to serve.
