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Pasta with mustard-cream sauce
Simple and quick to make, this is a delicious pasta recipe using lardons with a mustard-flavoured cream sauce.
64 K 3.8/5 (6 reviews)
20 min.
Easy
2.15 €
4 people
7 IngredientsLast modified on: June 14th 2020
For 4 people, you will need:
- 1
400 g Pasta - 2
1 tablespoon olive oil - 3
125 g small pieces of bacon - 4
200 ml liquid cream - 5
2 tablespoons mustard - 6
salt - 7
pepper - Total weight: 770 grams
Times for this recipe
Cooking: 20 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - ⌛ 8 min.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 5 min.
Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a small frying pan on high heat. When hot, add 125 g small pieces of bacon.
Fry until lightly browned.
Fry until lightly browned.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 2 min.
When the lardons are nicely done, add 200 ml liquid cream and 2 tablespoons mustard, mix and deglaze the bottom of the pan.
Leave on low heat to thicken.
Leave on low heat to thicken.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 2 min.
Tip the contents of the frying pan into the pasta, mix well and check the seasoning. Reheat gently if necessary.
Stage 5
Serve without delay.
Remarks
A slurp of Noilly Prat in with the cream adds extra interest to the sauce.
You will see that the mustard is an effective thickening agent, meaning you will not have long to wait at stage 3.
You will see that the mustard is an effective thickening agent, meaning you will not have long to wait at stage 3.
Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 70 RDI=30 % | 280 RDI=30 % | 150 RDI=20 % | 2,760 RDI=140 % | 11,540 RDI: 140 % |
| Per 100 g | 8 RDI=3 % | 40 RDI=3 % | 20 RDI=3 % | 360 RDI=20 % | 1,500 RDI: 20 % |
| Per person | 20 RDI=7 % | 70 RDI=7 % | 40 RDI=6 % | 690 RDI=30 % | 2,890 RDI: 30 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 2.20 €
- Per person : 0.55 €
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Pasta
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Liquid cream
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Small pieces of bacon
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Mustard
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