Bacon, Leek & Pine Nut Pasta
A quick, simple and tasty mid week supper of bacon, leeks, pine nuts and pasta topped with parmesan cheese.
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 300 g / 11oz Pasta shapes
- 3 Leeks medium finely sliced
- 6 Bacon Rashers smoked or unsmoked, finely sliced
- 20 g / 0.7oz Pine nuts
- 3 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Freshly ground pepper
- Parmesan grated to taste
Instructions
- 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.