G - 10-Min Bacon & Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta

For this pasta dish you'll whip up a sauce full of smoky bacon lardons, cherry tomatoes and sun-dried tomato paste, stir through through spaghetti and garnish with Italian hard cheese and rocket. Delicious, and ready in 10 mins!

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Step 1

Boil a kettle

Step 2

Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick) with a drizzle of olive oil over a high heat

Step 3

Add the bacon lardons to the pan and cook for 2 min or until starting to brown

Step 4

Meanwhile, chop the cherry tomatoes in half

Step 5

Once brown, add the halved tomatoes and crumble chicken stock cube into the pan

Step 6

Cook for 2 min or until the tomatoes are starting to soften

Step 7

Add the spaghetti to a pot of boiled water with a large pinch of salt, then bring to the boil over a high heat

Step 8

Cook the spaghetti until cooked with a slight bite

Step 9

Once done, drain the spaghetti, reserving a cup of the starchy pasta water

Step 10

Once the tomatoes have softened, add the sun-dried tomato paste and tomato frito to the pan and cook for 2-3 min further or until thickened

Step 11

Season with a generous pinch of pepper – this is your bacon & sun-dried tomato sauce

Step 12

Once the pasta is done, add the drained spaghetti to the bacon & sun-dried tomato sauce and give everything a good mix up until the pasta is fully coated in the sauce

Step 13

Tip: Add a splash of starchy pasta water if it's looking a little dry

Step 14

Serve the bacon & sun-dried tomato pasta and top with the rocket

Step 15

Drizzle the rocket with a little olive oil and sprinkle the grated cheese all over

Step 16

Enjoy!