Creamy Pine Nut Penne
with Parmesan Cheese & Bacon- Gluten
- Milk
- Tree Nuts
- May contain traces of allergens
- Soy
- Eggs
- Gluten
- Peanuts
- Sesame
- Milk
This classic cream-based pasta dish is easy to make and easy to love. The trick to Italian cuisine is always its ingenious simplicity, and this use of penne is a great example. It’s the perfect shape and size to capture all that lovely sauce, and it’s easy for kids to gobble up, too!
Ingredients
1 clove
garlic
1 packet
bacon
⅘ packet
penne
(Contains: Gluten; May be present: Soy, Eggs)
1 packet
green beans
1 tub
cooking cream
(Contains: Milk; )
1 bag
baby spinach leaves
1 block
Parmesan cheese
(Contains: Milk; )
1 bunch
basil
1 packet
pine nuts
(Contains: Tree Nuts; May be present: Soy, Gluten, Peanuts, Sesame, Milk)
Not included in your delivery
olive oil
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil. Chop the bacon into 2 cm pieces. Trim the ends of the green beans and chop into 2 cm lengths. Peel and crush the garlic. Pick and roughly chop the basil leaves. Finely grate the Parmesan cheese.
Heat a large frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add the pine nuts and toast, stirring, for 3-4 minutes, or until golden. TIP: Watch they don’t burn! Remove from the heat and set aside in a small bowl.
Add the penne (use suggested amount) to the saucepan of boiling water and cook for 10 minutes, or until ‘al dente’. Note: Be sure to add the correct amount of pasta so your dish is perfectly balanced, just the way we planned it! Reserve 1/4 cup of pasta water and set aside. Place the baby spinach leaves in the base of a colander and drain the pasta over the spinach. Return the pasta and spinach to the saucepan and cover to keep warm.
While the pasta is cooking, return the pan to a medium-high heat. Add a drizzle of olive oil and the baconand cook for 4-5 minutes, or until browned. Add the garlic and green beans and cook for 2-3 minutes, or until softened and fragrant.
Slowly add the cooking cream, a pinch of salt and 2 tbs of the reserved pasta water to the pan with the bacon. TIP: Adding starchy pasta water helps the creamy sauce bind to the pasta. Stir to combine. Simmer the sauce for 2-3 minutes, or until it thickens slightly. TIP: Add the remaining reserved pasta water if you'd like it more saucy. Pour the creamy sauce into the saucepan with the pasta and spinach and add 1/2 of the basil (reserve the remaining for the garnish). Stir to combine.
Divide the creamy penne between bowls. Top with the grated Parmesan cheese, toasted pine nuts and the remaining basil.
