Pea, spring onion and bacon pasta recipe

Pea, spring onion and bacon pasta

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  • Serves 4
  • 5 mins to prepare and 10 mins to cook
  • 490 calories / serving

    Ingredients

    • 8 slices thick-cut unsmoked bacon, chopped
    • 1tbsp olive oil
    • 1 bunch spring onions, sliced
    • 200ml (7fl oz) half-fat crème fraiche
    • 300g frozen peas
    • 350g (12oz) linguini
    • Parmesan, to serve

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    Each serving contains

    Energy
    2050kJ 490.0kcal
    24%
    Fat
    20g
    medium29%
    Saturates
    8g
    high40%
    Salt
    1.9g
    high32%
    Sugars
    5g
    low6%

    of the Reference intake

    Carbohydrate 58.6gProtein 22.7gFibre 6.0g

    Method

    1. Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry thebaconfor 5 minutes or until starting to brown a little. Add the spring onions and cook for about 1 minute more. Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and set aside.
    2. Add thepeasto the pan, cook for a minute or two, then add the crème fraîche and very quickly warm through, before returning the bacon and spring onions to the pan and stirring together.
    3. Cook the linguini as instructed on the packet. Drain and stir into the sauce. Allow to warm through for a moment, then serve in bowls with freshly grated Parmesan.

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