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easy pasta bake with bacon and cheese

Easy Garlic And Bacon Pasta Bake With Melted Cheese

Rachel
Family favourite pasta dish packed full of flavour!
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine British, Italian
Servings 8
Calories 478 kcal

Equipment

1 Oven Proof Dish
1 Mini Food Chopper

Ingredients
  

  • 500 g Pasta Spirals
  • 1 Onions (Chopped in a food processor)
  • 4 Cloves of Garlic (Chopped in a food processor)
  • 2 Red Peppers (Chopped in a food processor)
  • 5 Sundried Tomato (Chopped in a food processor)
  • 400 g Tinned tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp Tomato Puree
  • 2 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
  • 5 Bacon Medallions (Chopped into small pieces)
  • 1 tsp Stock Powder
  • ½ tsp Cayenne Pepper
  • ½ tsp Smoked Paprika
  • ½ tsp Mixed Herbs
  • ¼ tsp Ground Black Pepper
  • 400 g Cheddar Cheese (Grated)

Instructions
 

  • Cook the pasta per packet instructions and leave some liquid aside to add to the sauce later. Preheat oven at 200°c fan/210°c/Gas 7
  • On a medium to high heat fry the onions in a little vegetable oil until softened, then add the chopped bacon. Cook until bacon is well cooked. Add the garlic and mix through for 1 minute.
  • Add the tomato puree, mix through (you may want to add a little water at this point) then add the tinned tomatoes.
  • Add the peppers, and tomato puree and mix through. Finally, add the Cayenne Pepper, Paprika, Herbs, black pepper, stock powder and Worcestershire sauce. Mix thoroughly and simmer for 5 minutes. When it gets thicker, add the liquid from the pasta. It may look a bit runny but the pasta will absorb it in the oven.
  • Add the pasta to the oven-proof dish, spread out then add the sauce on top and mix through. Finally, sprinkle grated cheese on top and place in the oven for 20 -25 minutes.

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Nutrition

Calories: 478kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 22gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 529mgPotassium: 515mgFiber: 4gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 1690IUVitamin C: 46mgCalcium: 399mgIron: 2mg
Keyword bacon and pasta recipe, cheesy pasta, pasta spirals
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