The other day I’d taken some bacon out of the freezer for the evening meal thinking I’d do a pasta dish. That evening I realised that I also had a packet of leeks begging to be used so rummaged through my cupboards looking for some inspiration. There I found some pine nuts that also needed using up and so this dish evolved! These three simple ingredients marry off really well with the extra virgin olive oil, pasta and parmesan cheese. My family loved this dish so I will certainly be making this again and it’s so good for when you’re in a hurry!
What’s your favourite quick pasta dish? Do share in the comments below!
I’m am entering this dish into Javelin Warrior’s Made with Love Monday’s challenge as this recipe is made totally scratch.
Start by frying your bacon until just starting to brown.
Then add the sliced leeks and sweat while you put the pasta on to boil.
Add the pine nuts and then the rest of the EVO.
Season with freshly ground pepper.
Stir mixture into the drained pasta.
Serve with a dusting of Parmesan.
- 300g / 11oz Pasta shapes
- 3 Leeks (medium) finely sliced
- 6 Bacon Rashers (smoked or unsmoked), finely sliced
- 20g / 0.7oz Pine nuts
- 3 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Freshly ground pepper
- Parmesan, grated to taste
- Fry the bacon in a large wok or frying pan in 1 tbsp oil until starting to brown.
- Stir the sliced leeks and cover with a lid and continue to cook on a low to medium heat stirring occasionally..
- Meanwhile cook the pasta according to their instructions.
- Once the leeks are cooked make a well in the centre of the pan, turn the heat up, add the pine nuts and heat through for a minute.
- Then add 2 tbsp oil and heat through stirring ingredients together, season well with pepper.
- Add the bacon, leeks and pine nuts to the pasta and stir through.
- Serve with grated parmesan cheese.
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Javelin Warrior
28/11/2012 at 1:38 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
I love dishes that just come from random ingredients and a spark of inspiration – they’re often the most tasty and toughest to duplicate later unless written down at the exact moment of making
This sounds quite tasty and thanks so much for sharing!
Camilla
28/11/2012 at 2:05 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thank you Mark. Yeh, luckily I am organised now and have an exercise book and pen on the work top to jot these things down as otherwise they are gone forever as you say! Mind you this dish is so simple there wouldn’t be much to get wrong;-)
Vanesther
28/11/2012 at 10:41 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Mmmm, simple and tasty. Love it!
Camilla
28/11/2012 at 10:49 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thanks Vanesther! The simpler the better eh!
Mich - Piece of Cake
29/11/2012 at 4:04 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Love the bacon, leek and pine nut combination… sounds most delicious!
Camilla
29/11/2012 at 7:37 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thanks Mich, we enjoyed it!
Jacqueline @How to be a Gourmand
29/11/2012 at 4:09 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Very tasty Camilla. I love pan fried leeks but often forget about buying them. We eat pasta very regularly in our home – probably twice a week and my husband throws on pine nuts to ALL pasta dishes (he is obsessed with the flavour!)
Camilla
29/11/2012 at 7:42 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thanks Jacqueline! He’s a man after my own heart, my favourite pizza the “Venizziana” has pinenuts on it so I’m usually throwing them over our own pizzas with garlic oil, sultanas and red onion rings (oh and capers for hubby which I give to him in the restaurant)!
Karen
01/12/2012 at 6:11 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
What a wonderful random meal and with bacon in it, is has my name al over it! Happy birthday for today! Karen
Camilla
01/12/2012 at 6:57 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Thank you Karen, random but yummy:-) Camilla
Fishfingers for tea
03/12/2012 at 8:12 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Bacon and leek is a fabulous combination! I wish that the husband liked pasta more, it would make life a little easier at times! But the toddler is as happy as I am to wolf down huge bowls, we make a similar thing and I love it for its ease but extreme tastiness!
Camilla
03/12/2012 at 8:19 pm (UTC 1) Link to this comment
Oh I know all about different tastes, it can drive you mad!
Lisa Williams
29/04/2013 at 9:52 am (UTC 1) Link to this comment
this is great it looks so simple and delicious