Healthy pasta recipe for 4 people, takes only 25 mins; recipe has olive oil, aubergine, streaky bacon, garlic clove, red chilli, chopped tomato, pasta and parmesan.
Aubergine, chilli & bacon pasta
Course: Healthy pasta
Servings
4
servings
Prep time
10 mins
Ingredients
- Olive Oil: 2 tbsp olive oil
- Aubergine: 1 large aubergine, cut into small cubes
- Streaky Bacon: 6 rashers smoked streaky bacon, roughly chopped
- Garlic Clove: 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- Red Chilli: 1 red chilli, finely chopped
- Chopped Tomato: 2 x 400g/14oz cans chopped tomatoes
- Pasta: 300g pasta (we used fusilli)
- Parmesan: grated parmesan, to serve (optional)
Directions
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Add the aubergine and cook for 8 mins until soft. Add the bacon and fry until cooked through, adding the garlic and chilli for the final min. Tip in the tomatoes, increase the heat and cook for 10 mins until thickened, stirring regularly.
- Meanwhile, cook the pasta. Drain well, then stir through the sauce. Serve with a scattering of Parmesan, if you like.
