Creamy Pancetta Pasta

A quick, simple, cheap and tasty recipe ideal for students!

Ingredients

• Serves 2
• Pasta – Enough for 2 (Ideally Spaghetti, linguine, or fusilli.)
• 1 Leek
• 1 Onion
• 4 Cloves Garlic
• 1 tub of Pancetta (You could alternatively use bacon chopped up)
• Roughly 300ml single cream
• Olive Oil
• Grated Cheddar (the amount is your choice)

Instructions

STEP 1:

1. Finely chop up the onion and garlic and leek.

STEP 2:

2. Fry the chopped onion, garlic and leek on a low heat in olive oil until soft.

STEP 3:

3. Add the pancetta and fry until cooked to your choice.

STEP 4:

4.Add the cream, mix together, add the grated cheddar and stir well, cook on a very low heat for around 10 minutes.

STEP 5:

(At this point, to enhance flavour you may wish to add a small amount of oregano or nutmeg and green pesto.)

STEP 6:

5. Boil the pasta using the instructions on the packet.

STEP 7:

6. Add the sauce to the pasta, mix well so it is evenly spread. (At this point you may grate some cheese on top of the pasta if you wish.)

STEP 8:

7. Serve and enjoy!

STEP 9:

STEP 10:

(Note – If there is any left, it is nice if you put the rest of the pasta in a baking dish, grate cheddar on top and bake for around 10-15 minutes at around 150-200 degrees.)

STEP 11: