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Spaghetti with Bacon & Crispy Breadcrumbs {Recipe & Cook Book Giveaway}

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Recipe from 150 Fast & Simple Recipes by Parragon Books.

Spaghetti with Bacon & Crispy Breadcrumbs

 

There are times when carbohydrates are required.

How about carbohydrates… with bacon… tossed in more crispy carbohydrates! Eee!

This spaghetti with bacon and crispy breadcrumbs, ready in less than half an hour, was one of the many recipes which caught my eye from Parragon’s new, affordable, 150 Fast & Simple recipes book, published in February 2015, and part of Parragon’s brand new range ’150 Recipes’.

The 150 Recipes series is a gorgeous new range of everyday cookbooks, featuring a wide variety of simple recipes for easy cooking.

150 Fast Simple Recipes

Developed for those busy families who don’t have a lot of time to spend preparing meals, Fast & Simple is packed with 150 time-saving dishes, from light bites like Chicken and Herb Fritters and Chipotle Pork Fajitas, to more adventurous dishes, such as Steak with Chimichurri or Moroccan Meatballs with Mint Yogurt.

This beautiful little book offers 150 easy-to-follow recipes, along with mouth-watering photography to entice you to experiment in the kitchen and is a concise introduction to the world of fast and simple cooking – there’s no fancy ingredients or complicated techniques, just simple home cooking ready in less than 45 minutes.

The book is a small 256 page hardback measuring only 12 x 2.4 x 15 cm, and it is divided into seven sections:

  • Introduction – featuring time saving tips
  • Light Bites – soups, salads and starters
  • Meat & Poultry
  • Fish & Seafood
  • Vegetarian
  • Baking & Desserts
  • Index – a comprehensive index divided into recipe ingredients

For a small book it certainly is packed with inspiration, and retailing at only £5.99 it would make a great addition to any kitchen. I will certainly be referring to it often!

Spaghetti with Bacon & Crispy Breadcrumbs

Spaghetti with Bacon & Crispy Breadcrumbs

A quick midweek dinner of spaghetti tossed with rosemary and bacon and plenty of crispy breadcrumbs.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 2 people

Ingredients

  • 55 grams day old ciabatta bread (approximately one roll)
  • 175 grams dried spaghetti
  • 2 tsp olive oil (I use Pomora - see link in side bar)
  • 140 grams smoked streaky bacon chopped
  • 1 sprig fresh rosemary crushed
  • 15 grams butter
  • 40 grams pine nuts (I used chopped cashews)
  • 2 garlic cloves crushed
  • 2-3 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley chopped
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

  • Put the bread, including any crusts, in a food processor or blender and process until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
  • Bring a large saucepan of lightly salted water to the boil. Add the pasta, bring back to the boil and cook for 8-10 minutes, until tender but firm to the bite. Drain.
  • Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large frying pan, add the bacon and rosemary and fry for 2-3 minutes, until the bacon is golden brown. Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon and set aside.
  • Add the butter to the remaining bacon fat in the pan. When melted, add the breadcrumbs, pine nuts and garlic. Fry for 2-3 minutes, stirring until golden brown. Combine the breadcrumb mixture with the pasta, bacon and rosemary. Add the parsley and season to taste with pepper.
  • Transfer to warmed serving bowls and serve immediately.

Notes

Recipe reproduced with permission from 150 Fast & Simple Recipes, published by Parragon Books ISBN 978-1-4723-6348-0
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OTHER QUICK PASTA DISHES YOU MIGHT LIKE
Spaghetti Carbonara Fritatta by FoodieQuine
Quick & Creamy Pasta with Ham & Tenderstem Broccoli by Anne’s Kitchen
Light Italian Spaghetti with Meatballs by The Petite Cook
Bacon, Leek & Pine Nut Pasta by Fab Food 4 All

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Elizabeth’s Kitchen Diary was sent a copy of 150 Fast & Simple Recipes for review. All opinions expressed are our own and this is not a paid post. However, the recipe does include a reference to the Pomora olive oil banner in my side bar. I will get a small commission on any purchases made through that sidebar link, and you will be helping to support my family.

Comments

  2. Yum this sounds really delicious. I love trying new recipes from blogs. Thanks for sharing 🙂

    Simon

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  49. Pasta and a jar of pasta sauce then cook a couple of chicken breasts in the oven, chop them up and throw it all together. Kids love it!

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  62. Home Made Soup.. I normally make it with any vegetables I ned to use and then pasta/stock/lentils. Yum <3

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  71. Sweet potato tinned boneless salmon or mackerel fillets in olive oil and lemon quickly pan fried in olive oil with anchovies, lots of green veg ( green beans, broccoli etc) with lemon juice and pepper to serve topped with fresh dill

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  100. I add some sauteed onion, mushrooms and garlic to a tin of mixed beans in a mild chilli sauce. Add a bit of fresh coriander and serve with potato wedges.

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  131. Spaghetti Bolognaise or Carabonara and if its got to be ultrafast poached eggs and tomatoes on toast

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  133. Pasta Bake .. requires very little concentration. None of the elements can go wrong (unless you leave something on high heat for 20 mins … lack of concentration !). Ingredients can be varied easily (except the pasta .. correction: different pasta/shapes).

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  136. Low fat cream cheese stirred through hot pasta with strips of ham and toasted hazelnuts stirred through just before serving.

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  138. Cheesy beans on toast,it has to be a loaf from the bakers,cut into thick slices then toast under the grill.Grate some cheese,cheddar works well and add to baked beans add a generous glug of Lea and Perrins and there you have it,delicous,nutritous and done in 10 minutes x

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  166. I’ve recently been avoiding carbs like a plague but this does look good! There’s bacon in it, who doesn’t love bacon? Haha I’m sold 🙂

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