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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?".

69 K 4.2/5 (40 reviews)

30 min.

Easy

£1.40

4 people

6 Ingredients

Last modified on: December 30^th 2019

For 4 people, you will need:

1 100 g belly (streaky) bacon
2 2 tablespoons olive oil
3 200 g peeled and chopped tomatoes
4 200 g Pasta
5 salt
6 pepper
Total weight: 530 grams

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 5 min.

Cooking: 25 min.

All in all: 30 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.

Stage 3 - 10 min.

Add 200 g peeled and chopped tomatoes, mix well and turn down the heat.

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.

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.

Source: Home made.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	40 RDI=10 %	140 RDI=10 %	90 RDI=10 %	1,520 RDI=80 %	6,380 RDI: 80 %
Per 100 g	6 RDI=3 %	30 RDI=3 %	20 RDI=3 %	290 RDI=10 %	1,200 RDI: 10 %
Per person	9 RDI=3 %	40 RDI=3 %	20 RDI=3 %	380 RDI=20 %	1,600 RDI: 20 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Egg

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : £1.40
Per person : £0.35

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