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Sunday night pasta

Name: Sunday night pasta
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 23 min
Total time: 28 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 100 g belly (streaky) bacon; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 200 g peeled and chopped tomatoes; 200 g Pasta; Salt; Pepper

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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Duration

30 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: October 28^th 2026

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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

Times for this recipe

Preparation

5 min.

Cooking

25 min.

All in all

30 min.

Preparation 5 min.

Cooking 25 min.

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Step by step recipe

Step 1 - ⌛ 3 min.

Cut 100 g belly (streaky) bacon into strips (you can use ham instead if you prefer).

Step 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.

Step 3 - ⌛ 10 min.

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

Leave to simmer gently uncovered.

Step 4 - ⌛ 8 min.

Meanwhile, cook 200 g Pasta.

Step 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: Homemade.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	7 g RDI=10 %	27 g RDI=10 %	17 g RDI=23 %	285 kcal RDI=14 %	1,192 kJ RDI=14 %
Per person	9 g RDI=14 %	36 g RDI=13 %	22 g RDI=30 %	375 kcal RDI=19 %	1,572 kJ RDI=19 %
Whole recipe	36 g RDI=55 %	142 g RDI=54 %	88 g RDI=120 %	1,502 kcal RDI=75 %	6,287 kJ RDI=75 %