- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Serving: 4 Persons
Nutrition facts (per portion)
- Calories: 574
- Carbohydrate Content: 53g
- Fat Content: 29g
- Fiber Content: 8g
- Protein Content: 22g
- Saturated Fat Content: 8g
- Sodium Content: 1.4g
- Sugar Content: 3g
Kale & smoky bacon pasta Recipe
Kale & smoky bacon pasta is a Quick winter recipe for 4 people, takes only 15 mins; recipe has pasta, olive oil and bacon lardon.
Ingredients
- Garlic Clove - 2 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
- Red Chilli - 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
- Olive Oil - 1 tbsp olive oil
- Pasta - 300g pasta (we used wholewheat fusilli)
- Lemon - 1/2 lemon, juiced
- Kale - 200g chopped curly kale
- Pine Nut - 4 tbsp pine nuts
- Cream Cheese - 3 tbsp cream cheese
- Bacon Lardon - 180g pack smoked bacon lardons
Instructions
- Boil a large pan of water and cook the pasta following pack instructions.
- Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat and cook the lardons for a few mins until golden and a little crisp. Stir in the garlic, red chilli and pine nuts, then cook for 1 min more until the garlic and chilli are softened and the pine nuts just toasted.
- Turn up the heat and add the kale to the pan with a splash of water, cover and cook for 3-4 mins until wilted. Drain the cooked pasta and add to the pan with the cream cheese and lemon juice. Toss together, taste, and season with black pepper.