Pasta with bacon: easy, cheap and creamy

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Main Dish
Very Easy
13 min
623 Kcal

Creamy pasta with bacon is an irresistible dish that combines simple flavors and the comfort of home-cooked food in a delicious recipe. Perfect for a quick lunch or dinner, it can be prepared in minutes but is packed with flavor thanks to the savoriness of the bacon and its creamy texture. A flavorful pasta dish that will soon become a classic in your kitchen. Find out how to prepare creamy pasta with bacon in no time, we explain the process step by step!

Ingredients

2

Materials

  • frying pan
  • saucepan

Preparation

Preparation5 min
Cook time8 min
  • Pasta with bacon: easy, cheap and creamy - Preparation step 1Finely chop the onion and brown it in a pan with a drizzle of olive oil.
  • Pasta with bacon: easy, cheap and creamy - Preparation step 2Add diced bacon and cook until golden brown.
  • Pasta with bacon: easy, cheap and creamy - Preparation step 3Meanwhile, cook the pasta in salted water a couple of minutes less than the directions on the package.
  • Pasta with bacon: easy, cheap and creamy - Preparation step 4Pour a ladleful (not too big) of the cooking water into the pan with the bacon. Then add the drained pasta and mix well.
  • Pasta with bacon: easy, cheap and creamy - Preparation step 5Add the grated Parmesan cheese (a little at a time) and stir continuously over high heat until a creamy sauce is obtained.
  • Pasta with bacon: easy, cheap and creamy - Preparation step 6Season with black pepper and serve. Creamy pasta with bacon is ready!

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FAQ ❓

Which pasta format to use?

Creamy pasta with bacon goes well with many pasta shapes: spaghetti, paccheri, rigatoni, mezze maniche, tagliatelle, penne or fusilloni.
We recommend eating creamy pasta with bacon as soon as it is ready. However, you can store it in the refrigerator and in an airtight container for 1 day.
Either sweet or smoked bacon will do. You can also use pancetta. It depends on your taste!
You can add mushrooms or zucchini.
We achieved it by creaming it with grated Parmesan cheese and the cooking water of the pasta itself. For a simpler version, you can use cooking cream directly.

Nutrition

for 1 serving / for 100 g
Calories: 623Kcal
  • Carbo: 61.8g
  • Total fat: 26g
  • Saturated fat: 9.5g
  • Proteins: 32.4g
  • Fibers: 3.2g
  • Sugar: 3.1g
  • ProPoints: 16
  • SmartPoints: 19
Nutritional information for 1 serving (180g)

Cookware

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Attributes

Keep refrigerated
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