simple pepper and bacon pasta
yummy tagliatelle with pesto, bacon and peppers
Ingredients
Instructions
STEP 1:
Get a large pan of salted water on the boil, and heat a frying pan.
STEP 2:
Cut bacon into bite size pieces (using scissors is easiest), and gently fry in oil.
STEP 3:
Meanwhile scoop out inside of tomotes and cut into chunks.
STEP 4:
Do the same with the peppers, and deeseed the chilli and chop finely.
STEP 5:
Add peppers, tomatoes, tomato puree and chilli to bacon and fry gently. Season with salt and pepper, add parsley.
STEP 6:
Add tagliatelle to boiling water and cook for around 7 minutes, until al dente. Add about a third of a cupful of pasta water to frying pan.
STEP 7:
When pasta is cooked drain and mix in pesto if using.
STEP 8:
Add pasta to ingredients in frying pan and mix well.
STEP 9:
Put pasta onto plate and drizzle some olive oil over top. Season again with tiny bit of pepper and some more fresh parsley.
STEP 10:
Serve and enjoy!