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Swift Bacon Pesto Fusilli
Swift Bacon Pesto Fusilli

Swift Bacon Pesto Fusilli

with Parmesan & Side Salad

Thanks to herby pesto and crispy bacon, you’ll have yourself a creamy sauce for an unrivalled pasta bowl that’s super speedy and extra tasty. With ‘al dente’ spirals of fusilli, this pasta dish is the real deal.

Tags:
Kid Friendly
Allergens:
Milk
Cashew
Gluten
Wheat

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Preparation Time25 minutes
Cooking Time20 minutes
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

Serving amount

1 packet

Mixed Salad Leaves

1 packet

Light Cooking Cream

1

Celery

1 packet

Parmesan Cheese

1 sachet

Chilli Flakes

1 packet

Basil Pesto

½

Brown Onion

1 sachet

Garlic & Herb Seasoning

90 g

Diced Bacon

1

Fusilli

1 packet

Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing

1

Carrot

Not included in your delivery

20 g

butter

1 drizzle

olive oil

Nutritional Values

Calories708 kcal
Energy (kJ)2960 kJ
Fat56.1 g
of which saturates21.8 g
Carbohydrate80.1 g
of which sugars14.3 g
Dietary Fibre8.2 g
Protein28.1 g
Sodium1230 mg
The average adult daily energy intake is 8700 kJ

Utensils

Large Non-Stick Pan
Medium Pan

Cooking Steps

Get prepped
1

• Bring a medium saucepan of salted water to the boil.
• Thinly slice celery.
• Finely chop brown onion (see ingredients).
• Grate carrot.
• In a medium bowl, combine carrot and mixed salad leaves. Set aside. 

Little cooks: Older kids, help grate the carrot under adult supervision. 

Cook the pasta & bacon
2

• Cook fusilli in the boiling water until ‘al dente’ (when pasta is cooked through but still slightly firm in the centre), 11 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat a large frying pan over high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Cook diced bacon, breaking up with a spoon, until golden, 3 minutes. Transfer to a bowl.
• When the pasta is ready, reserve some pasta water (1/4 cup per person), then drain pasta and return to saucepan. 

Add the flavourings
3

• Return frying pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Cook celery and brown onion, tossing, until softened, 4-5 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium, then add light cooking cream and garlic & herb seasoning. Return bacon to pan then cook, stirring, until sauce is slightly reduced, 1-2 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat. Stir in the butter, basil pesto and cooked fusilli until combined and butter is melted (if needed, add a dash of reserved pasta water to loosen the sauce). Season with salt and pepper to taste. 

Finish & serve
4

• Dress salad with balsamic vinaigrette dressing, tossing to coat.
• Divide bacon pesto fusilli between bowls.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and a pinch of chilli flakes (if using).
• Serve with side salad. Enjoy!

Little cooks: Add the finishing touch by sprinkling over the Parmesan cheese!

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