Garlicky Pasta with Bacon & Pangrattato


Description

Simple quick and tasty pasta dish.

Ingredients

Pangrattato:
2 tbsp butter
Pinch of chilli flakes (optional)
1 clove garlic, minced
50g panko breadcrumbs

Pasta and sauce:
350g spaghetti
1 brown onion, finely diced
3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
300g shoulder bacon, diced 1cm
2 courgettes, diced 1cm
1 punnet cherry tomatoes, cut in half
1/3 cup grated parmesan
1 tbsp butter

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil.

2. Cook pangrattato:
Heat butter in a fry-pan on a medium heat, add chilli and garlic and cook for about 1 min, until fragrant. Add breadcrumbs and cook a further 2-3 minutes, tossing until golden. Transfer to a bowl and reserve pan.

3. Cook pasta:
Cook pasta in pot of boiling water for 8-10 min, until tender. Reserve ½ cup pasta water, then drain well and toss with a little oil to prevent sticking.

4. Prepare sauce:
Prep onion, garlic, bacon, courgettes and cherry tomatoes.

5. Cook sauce:
Return reserved pan to a high heat with a little oil and cook onion, garlic and bacon for 7-8 min, until starting to brown. Add courgettes and cook a further 2-3 min, until starting to soften. Add half the reserved pasta water, cherry tomatoes, cheese and butter and cook a further 1 min, until saucy. Toss through drained pasta and season to taste.

6. Serve bacon pasta topped with plenty of pangrattato.

Enjoy!

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