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
Keywords for this recipe:PastaSpaghettiTomatoesBaconSunday afternoon
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 "en chemise", a sprig of thyme, or any other herbs you like.
Keeping
1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
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 % |
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Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Pasta: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: How to cook pasta properly, Tuna pasta, Pasta with pesto and preserved tomatoes, Penne with Mushrooms, Tagliatelle with cockles, ... All |
 | Peeled and chopped tomatoes: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: White bean gratin "à l'italienne", Pissaladière with puff pastry, Sausages with baked beans, French style, Sausage rougail, Enchiladas, ... All |
 | Belly (streaky) bacon: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Rabbit terrine, Cured Pork Belly With Lentils, Sausagemeat, Tartiflette, Meatballs, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Verrine of avocado mousse and crab, Fillets of sole Dieppoise, Rabbit with mustard, Tomato omelette, Cabbage julienne with ham, ... All |
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