Quick Goat Cheese, Bacon & Red Pesto Spaghetti
with Caramelised Cherry Tomatoes
Our red pesto is loaded with sun-dried tomatoes, almonds and chargrilled capsicum so that every bite is packed with flavour. Paired with bacon, caramelised cherry tomatoes and creamy goat cheese, it makes this bowl of spaghetti seriously tasty!
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 punnet
cherry tomatoes
2 clove
garlic
1 punnet
basil
1 packet
spaghetti
(Contains: Gluten, Wheat; May be present: Eggs, Soy.)
1 sachet
red pesto
(Contains: Milk, Almond; May be present: Eggs, Cashew, Walnut, Macadamia.)
1 pinch
chilli flakes
1 packet
goat cheese
(Contains: Milk;)
1 bag
baby spinach leaves
½
lemon
1 packet
diced bacon
(May be present: Soy, Milk.)
Not included in your delivery
olive oil
2 tsp
balsamic vinegar
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan-forced. Place the cherry tomatoes, balsamic vinegar and a drizzle of olive oil on a lined oven tray. Season with salt and pepper and toss to combine. Roast until blistered, 15-20 minutes.
While the cherry tomatoes are roasting, boil a large saucepan of salted water. Finely chop the garlic. Pick and thinly slice the basil leaves.
Cook the spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until ‘al dente’, 10 minutes. Reserve ¼ cup of pasta water, then drain and return to the pan.
Return the saucepan to a medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Add the diced bacon to the saucepan and cook, breaking up with a spoon, until browned, 3-4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Remove the pan from the heat. Add the spaghetti, red pesto, a splash of the reserved pasta water, a pinch of chilli flakes (if using) and crumble in 1/2 the goat cheese. Toss to combine. Add the basil and baby spinach leaves and toss until combined and slightly wilted. Season with pepper.
Add the roasted cherry tomatoes (and any tray juices!) to the spaghetti. Gently toss to combine. Add a good squeeze of lemon juice (see ingredients) and season to taste.
TIP: Seasoning is key in this dish, so taste and add a little more lemon juice, salt or pepper if you like!
Divide the red pesto spaghetti between bowls and crumble over the remaining goat cheese.
