This is a quick, healthy hot meal, that doesn’t heat up the kitchen too much in the sweltering evenings we’ve had recently when all you feel like cooking and eating is ice cream!
Broccoli & Bacon Pasta
Serves: 2
Cooking time: 20-25 mins
Ingredients
4oz pasta shapes (I used)
1 small head of broccoli, cut into small florets, stems chopped
1 courgette, quartered lengthways and diced
1 sliced spring onion
4 rashers of lean unsmoked back bacon
2 oz grated low fat cheddar
1 teaspoon garlic puree
1 tablespoon olive oil
Black pepper
Method
- 1. Bring a saucepan of water to the boil and cook the pasta according to the instructions
Pasta
- 2. Heat the olive oil in a wok and add the garlic puree. Stir to mix
- 3. Add the broccoli, bacon and courgette and stir well to brown the bacon on both sides. (Steam or microwave the broccoli for a minute if you prefer it less than crunchy!
- 4. Turn off the heat and stir in the drained pasta and grated cheddar until the cheese just begins to melt
Stir fry
- 5. Divide the pasta and vegetables between two dishes. Season with freshly ground black pepper and serve immediately.
Et Voila!
What do you like to cook/eat when the weather is fine?
Mayfair Mum 
This looks awesome, and I just KNOW my boys will love it. What could be better than pasta, broccoli and bacon? (Seriously — they’re Big Brother’s favourite foods.) Will definitely have to try this.
I’m all for spaghetti with melted butter, pepper and salt for comfort food. Although in hot weather I like salad. Lots and lots of salad.
I LOVE pasta with melted butter, salt and pepper – with a rocket and parmesan salad! I love a salad but I do find that sometimes, in a bid to not get bored with the same old same old, making a salad can take as long as a hot meal! Hope the boys enjoy this one too!