Sunday night pasta
Here's a quick and simple solution when faced with the age-old question late on Sunday afternoon: "What are we going to eat tonight?".
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Last modified on: December 30th 2019
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100 g belly (streaky) bacon
2 tablespoons 
200 g peeled and chopped tomatoes
200 g pasta
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 5 min. | 23 min. | 28 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
Cut 100 g belly (streaky) bacon into strips (you can use ham instead if you prefer).
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a large saucepan on high heat. When good and hot, add the bacon.
Leave to fry, stirring from time to time.
Leave to fry, stirring from time to time.
Stage 3 - 10 min.
Add 200 g peeled and chopped tomatoes, mix well and turn down the heat.
Leave to simmer gently uncovered.
Leave to simmer gently uncovered.
Stage 4 - 8 min.
Meanwhile, cook 200 g pasta.
Stage 5 - 2 min.
As soon as the pasta is cooked, drain thoroughly and add to the saucepan.
Mix well and serve without delay.
Mix well and serve without delay.
Remarks
You can bring a little more sophistication to the recipe by adding other ingredients to the saucepan in stage 3: a bayleaf, a clove of garlic 
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Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,524 Kcal or 6,381 Kj | 36 gr | 142 gr | 90 gr |
| 76 % | 14 % | 13 % | 14 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 288 Kcal or 1,206 Kj | 7 gr | 27 gr | 17 gr |
| 14 % | 3 % | 3 % | 3 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 381 Kcal or 1,595 Kj | 9 gr | 36 gr | 23 gr |
| 19 % | 3 % | 3 % | 3 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 1.62 €
- Per person : 0.41 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Peeled and chopped tomatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Sausages with baked beans, French style, Polpete, Pissaladière with puff pastry, White bean gratin "à l'italienne", Enchiladas, ... All |
 | Pasta: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Pasta with mustard-cream sauce, Pasta with pesto and preserved tomatoes, Tuna pasta, Ham pasta bake, Pasta with mushrooms, ... All |
 | Belly (streaky) bacon: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tartiflette, Cured Pork Belly With Lentils, Surf and turf club sandwich, Roast beef "like they do it in Santa Fe", Potted meat (rillettes), ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pork medallions with "full" turnips, Sliced chicken with mushrooms and broccoli, Fried cheese toasties with avocado, Spinach brik parcels, Sea bass with coriander cream en papillote, ... All |
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