Pasta With Leek & Bacon

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 15 g butter, unsalted
• 120 g bacon, thick-cut or 120 g pancetta
• 2 leeks, small
• 70 ml cream, double
• 180 g pasta, farfalle (bow-shaped)
• 80 g parmesan cheese
• salt and pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 cut bacon into 1cm cubes.
• 2 trim the leeks and cut in half length ways, rinsing any dirt out from beneath the layers. cut the halves into thin strips length ways.
• 3 melt butter in frying pan and saute the bacon and leeks for about 5 - 6 minutes.
• 4 add cream, mix well and simmer for 2 - 3 minutes.
• 5 meanwhile, cook the pasta according to packet instructions, then drain.
• 6 add the bacon and leek mixture to the hot pasta and season well.
• 7 mix together and serve immediately. top with parmesan.