Zucchini, Bacon & Garlic Fettuccini
Zucchini, Bacon & Garlic Fettuccini
This is a great and very easy pasta dish for those nights that you need to whip something up in a short amount of time.We would have this at least once a fortnight in my house because it’s quick, I usually have all the ingredients and my girls will eat it as well!Save it for next time you need a delicious, healthy and quick pasta recipe.It was on the table in 22 minutes!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 brown onion finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 3 rasher bacons rashers shortcut, diced
- 1 green zucchinis large, cut into half moons
- 400 g crushed cherry tomatoes (1 can)
- 1 cup water
- 1 teaspoon caster sugar
- 1/2 cup parsley chopped
- 325 g fettucine pasta rana fresh (1 packet)
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese grated
- sea salt
- cracked black pepper
Instructions
Method:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil.
- Meanwhile, heat a large fry pan on medium heat. Drizzle olive oil. Add the chopped onion and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Add the garlic and bacon and sauté for another 3 minutes. Add the chopped zucchini and stir for 2 minutes. Add the chopped tomatoes and 1 cup of water. Simmer for 8-10 minutes. Add the sugar, parsley and season well.
- In the last 5 minutes of the sauce cooking, add the fresh fettucine to the boiling water. Cook per packet instructions (approx. 2 mins). Drain the pasta, reserving 1/3 cup of the pasta water. Pour the fettucine back into the pot.
- Add the sauce to the cooked fettucine. Add a little of the pasta water if you like a thinner consistency. Combine gently. Serve into bowls and top with grated parmesan and season well.
Nutrition
Calories: 477kcalCarbohydrates: 62gProtein: 19gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 88mgSodium: 335mgPotassium: 330mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 787IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 198mgIron: 2mg
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