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4-Ingredient Zucchini and Bacon Pesto Pasta

This just might be the easiest (and tastiest) dinner of all time. So good! - by Rebecca O’Reilly
  • 02 Apr 2019
4-Ingredient Zucchini and Bacon Pesto Pasta
Prep: 5 Minutes - Cook: 15 Minutes - Easy - Serves 4
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For a change, replace basil pesto with sun-dried tomato pesto. Zucchini spaghetti is available from the fruit and vegetable section of major supermarkets.

Ingredients

250g spaghetti

175g shortcut bacon rashers, chopped

2 x 250g packets fresh zucchini spaghetti

½ cup basil pesto

Method

  1. Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling, salted water, until tender. Drain, reserving ¼ cup of the cooking liquid. 

  2. Meanwhile, heat a well-oiled, large frying pan over a high heat. Add bacon. Cook, stirring occasionally for about 5 minutes, or until golden brown and crisp. Remove. Drain on absorbent kitchen paper. 

  3. Add zucchini to same, hot pan. Cook for about 3 minutes, or until zucchini is just tender. 

  4. Return bacon to pan with pesto, pasta and reserved cooking liquid. Stir over a high heat until hot. Remove. 

  5. Serve with grated parmesan (optional). 

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