Easy Creamy Bacon & Herb Penne

Name: Easy Creamy Bacon & Herb Penne with Cherry Tomato Salad & Parmesan
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: olive oil; 1 packet penne; 1 packet diced bacon; 1 packet garlic paste; 1 packet light cooking cream; 1 sachet vegetable stock powder; 1 bag baby spinach leaves; 1 punnet Snacking Tomatoes; 1 drizzle balsamic vinegar; 1 bag mixed salad leaves; 1 packet grated Parmesan cheese; 1 sachet Italian herbs

with Cherry Tomato Salad & Parmesan

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The best part about tonight's pasta dish, apart from the bacon? You'll throw it together in four simple steps that will see dinner on the table before you know it. The kids can lend a hand too — keep an eye out for our 'Little cooks' tips!

Tags:

Easy Prep

•Kid Friendly

•Climate Superstar

Allergens:

Gluten

•Wheat

•Milk

The quantities provided above are averages only.

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Preparation Time15 minutes

Cooking Time

DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

Serving amount

1 packet

penne

(Contains: Gluten, Wheat; May be present: Eggs, Soy, Milk.)

1 packet

diced bacon

(May be present: Soy, Milk.)

1 packet

garlic paste

1 packet

light cooking cream

(Contains: Milk;)

1 sachet

vegetable stock powder

1 bag

baby spinach leaves

1 punnet

Snacking Tomatoes

1 bag

mixed salad leaves

1 packet

grated Parmesan cheese

(Contains: Milk;)

1 sachet

Italian herbs

Not included in your delivery

olive oil

1 drizzle

balsamic vinegar

Nutritional Values

Energy (kJ)2766 kJ

Fat27.7 g

of which saturates13.6 g

Carbohydrate72.3 g

of which sugars7.4 g

Protein26.8 g

Sodium1335 mg

The average adult daily energy intake is 8700 kJ

Utensils

•Medium Pan

•Large Non-Stick Pan

Cooking Steps

• Half-fill a large saucepan with water. Add a generous pinch of salt, then bring to the boil over high heat. • Cook penne in the boiling water until 'al dente', 10 minutes. • Reserve some pasta water (1/4 cup for 2 people / 1/2 cup for 4 people), then drain pasta and return to pan.

TIP: 'Al dente' pasta is cooked through but still slightly firm in the centre. Little cooks: Older kids, help add the pasta to the saucepan under adult supervision. Be careful, the water is boiling!

• In a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over medium-high heat. • Cook diced bacon, breaking up with a spoon, until browned, 3-4 minutes. • Add garlic paste and Italian herbs and cook until fragrant, 1 minute.

• Add light cooking cream, reserved pasta water and vegetable stock powder to the pan and cook, stirring, until heated through, 30 seconds. • Add cooked penne, grated Parmesan cheese and baby spinach leaves. Cook, tossing, until spinach is just wilted, 1-2 minutes. • Remove from heat. Season with pepper.

TIP: Add a splash of pasta water to loosen the sauce, if needed!

• Halve cherry tomatoes. In a large bowl, combine a drizzle of balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Season, then add mixed salad leaves and cherry tomatoes. Toss to combine. • Divide creamy bacon and herb penne between bowls. Serve with cherry tomato salad. Enjoy!

Little cooks: Lend a hand by combining the ingredients for the dressing, and tossing the salad!