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Creamy Pasta
Recipe Category:
Italian
Makes enough for:
2
people
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An original recipe from Lavender and Lime
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Ingredients
4
rashers
streaky bacon
1
onion, peeled and chopped
2
cloves
garlic, peeled and crushed
250
g
ground beef
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to season
120
g
mushrooms, chopped
60
mls
sun dried tomatoes, chopped
15
g
butter
30
mls
olive oil
45
mls
flour
375
mls
chicken stock
80
mls
cream
200
g
dried pasta of your choice
125
mls
frozen peas
125
mls
grated Parmesan
Method
add the bacon to a frying pan over a medium heat and cook until crisp
remove from the pan and chop
sauté the onions and the garlic until soft
add the beef and brown
season and add the mushrooms and cook until soft
add the sundried tomatoes and the bacon and leave to simmer
in a separate saucepan melt the butter in the with the olive oil over a low heat
add the flour and cook for at least 30 seconds
add the stock while whisking the whole time
whisk in the cream
add 1 cup of the sauce to the meat and leave to simmer for 20 minutes while you bring your pasta water to the boil
cook the pasta as per the package instructions
add the peas and heat through
add more sauce to your liking
add the Parmesan and allow the cheese to melt
loosen the sauce with the pasta water before tossing in your cooked pasta