Easy Oozy Double Bacon & Herb Penne

Name: Easy Oozy Double Bacon & Herb Penne with Spooky Cherry Tomato Salad & Parmesan
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: olive oil; 2 packet diced bacon; 1 drizzle balsamic vinegar; 1 bag mixed salad leaves; 1 packet thickened cream; 1 bag baby spinach leaves; 1 packet penne; 1 punnet snacking tomatoes; 1 sachet vegetable stock powder; 1 packet garlic paste; 1 carrot; 1 packet sliced mushrooms; 1 sachet Italian herbs; 1 packet Parmesan cheese

with Spooky Cherry Tomato Salad & Parmesan

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The best part about tonight's pasta dish, apart from the oozy bacon sauce? You'll throw it together in four simple steps that will see dinner on the table before you know it, so you can get out to trick-or-treating in a flash.

Tags:

Kid Friendly

Allergens:

Milk

•Gluten

•Wheat

The quantities provided above are averages only.

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Preparation Time15 minutes

Cooking Time

DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

Serving amount

2 packet

diced bacon

1 bag

mixed salad leaves

1 packet

thickened cream

1 bag

baby spinach leaves

1 packet

penne

1 punnet

snacking tomatoes

1 sachet

vegetable stock powder

1 packet

garlic paste

carrot

1 packet

sliced mushrooms

1 sachet

Italian herbs

1 packet

Parmesan cheese

Not included in your delivery

olive oil

1 drizzle

balsamic vinegar

Nutritional Values

Energy (kJ)3173 kJ

Fat33.7 g

of which saturates16.2 g

Carbohydrate75.3 g

of which sugars10.7 g

Protein34 g

Sodium1723 mg

The average adult daily energy intake is 8700 kJ

Utensils

•Medium Pan

•Large Non-Stick Pan

Cooking Steps

• Boil the kettle. Half-fill a medium saucepan with the boiled water and heat over a high heat. Add a pinch of salt, then bring to the boil. • Cook penne in the boiling water until 'al dente', 12 minutes. • Reserve some pasta water (1/3 cup for 2 people / 2/3 cup for 4 people), then drain pasta and return to saucepan.

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 and sliced mushroom, breaking bacon up with a spoon, until browned, 5-6 minutes. • Add garlic paste and Italian herbs and cook until fragrant, 1 minute.

• Add thickened cream, reserved pasta water and vegetable stock powder to the pan and cook, stirring, until heated through, 30 seconds. • Add cooked penne, 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 snacking tomatoes (see ingredients). Grate carrot. In a large bowl, combine a drizzle of the balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Season, then add mixed salad leaves, carrot and snacking tomatoes. Toss to combine. • Divide creamy bacon and herb penne between bowls. • Serve with tomato salad. Enjoy!

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