Twirl your way to happiness with this spaghetti feast! Loaded with bacon, all your favourite greens, a velvety pesto sauce and topped with a shower of grated Parmesan cheese, it’s a pasta dish that’s as comforting as it is crave-worthy.
The quantities provided above are averages only.
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1 sachet
Garlic & Herb Seasoning
1 sachet
Vegetable Stock Powder
100 g
Diced Bacon
1 packet
Baby Leaves
1 packet
Spaghetti
(Contains: Wheat, Gluten; May be present: Eggs, Soy. )
1 packet
Cream
(Contains: Milk; )
1 packet
Grated Parmesan Cheese
(Contains: Milk; )
1
Courgette
1 packet
Leek
1 packet
Plant-Based Basil Pesto
(Contains: Cashew; May be present: Wheat, Gluten, Milk, Soy, Sesame, Fish, Eggs. )
1 drizzle
olive oil
• Boil the kettle. Half-fill a large saucepan with the boiling water and a generous pinch of salt over high heat.
• Cook spaghetti in boiling water until ‘al dente’, 9 minutes.
• Reserve pasta water (1/2 cup for 2 people / 2/3 cups for 4 people). Drain spaghetti, then return to saucepan.
TIP: ‘Al dente’ pasta is cooked through but still slightly firm in the centre.
• Meanwhile, thinly slice leek. Grate courgette.
• Heat a large frying pan over high heat with a drizzle of olive oil.
• Cook diced bacon and leek, breaking up with a spoon, until just golden 2-3 minutes. Add courgette and cook until tender, 2 minutes.
• Add garlic & herb seasoning and cook, until fragrant, 1 minute.
• Reduce heat to medium, and stir in longlife cream (see ingredients) and vegetable stock powder and simmer, until slightly reduced, 1-2 minutes.
• Add cooked spaghetti, reserved pasta water and baby spinach leaves, tossing, until combined and slightly wilted, 1 minute.
• Remove from heat, and stir through plant-based basil pesto, until coated. Season to taste.
• Divide creamy pesto bacon and leek spaghetti between bowls. Sprinkle over Parmesan cheese and tear over parsley to serve. Enjoy!