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Warm pasta with pesto and crispy bacon

Name: Warm pasta with pesto and crispy bacon
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Italian recipes
Ingredients: 200g pack cooked pasta; 4 tbsp fresh basil pesto; 1 tblsp toasted pine nuts; 30g cooked smoked crispy bacon, broken up; A good handful of wild rocket; Freshly shaved Parmesan, to serve

Easy
August 2008

Easy
August 2008

Test kitchen approved

Serves 2
Ready in 5 min

Give ready-cooked pasta a trattoria makeover. You can make this no-cook recipe veggie by leaving out the bacon.

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Ingredients

200g pack cooked pasta
4 tbsp fresh basil pesto
1 tblsp toasted pine nuts
30g cooked smoked crispy bacon, broken up
A good handful of wild rocket
Freshly shaved Parmesan, to serve

Method

Place the cooked pasta in a bowl, pour over enough boiling water to cover and leave for 1 minute. Drain and cool slightly.
Add the fresh basil pesto, toasted pine nuts, crispy bacon and wild rocket. Toss well.
Divide between bowls and scatter with freshly shaved Parmesan, to serve.