Quick and easy family pasta recipe for 4 people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has olive oil, leek, streaky bacon, pasta and soft cheese.
Cheesy leek & bacon pasta
Course: Quick and easy family pasta
Servings
4
servings
Prep time
10 mins
Ingredients
- Olive Oil: 1 tbsp olive oil
- Streaky Bacon: 8 rashers smoked streaky bacon, sliced
- Pasta: 400g pasta shapes (we used penne)
- Leek: 300g leek, halved and finely sliced
- Soft Cheese: 100g herb & garlic soft cheese (we used Boursin)
Directions
- Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan. Add the leeks and 2 tbsp water, and cook for about 10 mins until very soft. Add the bacon, turn up the heat and fry until cooked.
- Meanwhile, cook the pasta following pack instructions. Drain and reserve a mug of the cooking water.
- Spoon cheese into the leek and bacon mix, adding some of the reserved cooking water. Season and stir gently over a low heat until melted. Toss through the cooked pasta, adding a little more cooking water, if needed, to help the sauce coat the pasta.
