Creamy Pesto Bacon & Cherry Tomato Fettuccine
with Apple & Almond Salad
With some help from our brightly flavoured basil pesto and some blistered cherry tomatoes, your weeknight pasta just got a whole lot fancier.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
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Ingredients
1 punnet
snacking tomatoes
1
zucchini
1
apple
1 packet
vegetable stock pot
1 pinch
chilli flakes
1 packet
basil pesto
(Contains Milk;)
1 packet
diced bacon
(May be present: Soy. )
1 packet
flaked almonds
(Contains Almond; May be present: Milk, Peanut, Sesame, Soy, Brazil Nut, Cashew, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Pine Nut, Pecan, Pistachio, Walnut. )
1 packet
fettuccine
(Contains Gluten, Wheat; May be present: Egg, Soy. )
1 bag
mixed salad leaves
1 packet
garlic paste
1 packet
light cooking cream
(Contains Milk;)
1 packet
Parmesan cheese
(Contains Milk;)
Not included in your delivery
olive oil
1 drizzle
vinegar (balsamic or white wine)
Nutritional Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Boil the kettle. Grate zucchini. Thinly slice apple into wedges. • our boiling water into a large saucepan over high heat. Add a pinch of salt, then bring to the boil. Cook fettuccine in boiling water until ‘al dente’, 9 minutes. • Reserve some pasta water (2 tbs for 2 people / 1/4 cup for 4 people), then drain pasta and return to saucepan. Drizzle with olive oil.
• Meanwhile, in a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over high heat. • Cook diced bacon, snacking tomatoes and zucchini, stirring occasionally, until blistered, 4-6 minutes. Transfer to a small bowl.
TIP: Toss the salad just before serving to keep the leaves crisp.
• Return frying pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Cook garlic paste, until fragrant, 1 minute. • Stir in light cooking cream and vegetable stock pot and cook until slightly thickened, 1-2 minutes. • Stir in basil pesto, a pinch of chilli flakes (if using), fettuccine and reserved pasta water until heated through. Remove pan from heat then stir in zucchini, diced bacon and blistered tomatoes.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine apple, mixed salad leaves, flaked almonds and a drizzle of olive oil and vinegar. Season. • Divide creamy pesto, bacon and cherry tomato pasta between bowls. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. • Serve with apple and almond salad. Enjoy!