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Penne Pasta with Zucchini and Bacon With Rosé Cream Sauce, Pine Nuts and Parmesan

Penne Pasta with Zucchini and Bacon With Rosé Cream Sauce, Pine Nuts and Parmesan

  • 25 min
  • 886 calories

Penne pasta tossed with sautéed zucchini, crispy bacon, and toasted pine nuts in a creamy rosé sauce, finished with parmesan and fresh parsley. Simple, delicious and perfect for cooler nights..

Number of servings

Ingredients

  • 200 g Penne Pasta 200 g Penne Pasta
  • 1 Each Zucchini 1 Each Zucchini
  • 1 Each Brown Onion 1 Each Brown Onion
  • 2 Tablespoon Tomato Paste 2 Tablespoon Tomato Paste
  • 1 Cup Thickened Cream 1 Cup Thickened Cream
  • 0.5 Small Bunch Flatleaf Parsley 0.5 Small Bunch Flatleaf Parsley
  • 40 g Parmesan (Finely Grated) 40 g Parmesan (Finely Grated)
  • 150 g Cherry Tomatoes 150 g Cherry Tomatoes
  • 1 Tablespoon Pine Nuts 1 Tablespoon Pine Nuts
  • 200 g Diced Bacon 200 g Diced Bacon

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First Things First

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Step 1

1 Prepare Ingredients

Boil a pot of water. Cut zucchini in half, then slice each half into 2cm slices. Halve tomatoes. Chop Parsley. Slice onion finely. In moderate oven of 180 degrees, roast pine nuts for 5 minutes.

Step 2

2 Cook Pasta

Add a big pinch of salt to the pot of boiling water and add pasta. Cook for 9-10 minutes until al dente or to your liking. Reserve 1/2 a cup of pasta water before draining

Step 3

3 Make Sauce

In a pan heat olive oil or vegetable oil over medium heat, add diced bacon, onion and zucchini. Fry till softened add the cherry tomatoes, then the tomato paste, half the parsley and cream. Slightly thicken till it coats the back of a spoon.

Step 4

4 Add Pasta to the Sauce

Place the pasta into the sauce along with pine nuts and half the grated parmesan. Mix through till the pasta is coated with the sauce. If the sauce is too thick add the reserved 12 cup of pasta water.

Step 5

5 You Plate It!

Divide the pasta between the bowls, add as much of the remaining chopped parsley and parmesan cheese as you like. Serve and Enjoy

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