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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.
58 K 3.8/5 (6 reviews)
20 min.
Easy
12 people
7 IngredientsLast modified on: June 14th 2020
For 12 people, you will need:
- 1
1 litre 200 ml Pasta - 2
3 tablespoons olive oil - 3
375 mls small pieces of bacon - 4
600 ml liquid cream - 5
6 tablespoons Mustard - 6
salt - 7
pepper
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Cooking: 20 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 8 min.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
Heat 3 tablespoons olive oil in a small frying pan on high heat. When hot, add 375 mls small pieces of bacon.
Fry until lightly browned.
Fry until lightly browned.
Stage 3 - 2 min.
When the lardons are nicely done, add 600 ml liquid cream and 6 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 | 190 RDI=70 % | 810 RDI=80 % | 270 RDI=40 % | 6,480 RDI=320 % | 27,130 RDI: 320 % |
| Per 100 g | 10 RDI=4 % | 50 RDI=4 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 380 RDI=20 % | 1,590 RDI: 20 % |
| Per person | 20 RDI=6 % | 70 RDI=6 % | 20 RDI=3 % | 540 RDI=30 % | 2,260 RDI: 30 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 4.10 €
- Per person : 0.35 €
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This recipe uses (among others)
Pasta
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Liquid cream
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Small pieces of bacon
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Mustard
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