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Bucatini with bacon and mascarpone
- Prep time:
- 20 mins
- Cook time:
- 20 mins
- Serves:
- 1
Matt Tebbutt’s cheap and easy-to-prepare pasta dish uses a piece of bacon to make a stock - a great thrifty tip
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Ingredients
Method
1. Put the bucatini into a pan of boiling, salted water and simmer until al dente (giving a slight resistance to the bite).2. Heat the olive oil in a separate large pan and brown the garlic over a low heat.
3. Add the strips of bacon to the pan and fry until golden-brown.
4. Drain the pasta when it is cooked, reserving splash of the cooking water. Add the pasta, the reserved cooking water and the mascarpone to the bacon pan. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and stir to combine.
5. Sprinkle with the parsley and parmesan and serve the pasta straightaway in bowls.
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Tried it last weekend, it was fab