Mary Berry's five-ingredient bacon and parmesan pasta recipe takes 15 minutes
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You can't go wrong with a plate of pasta for your evening meal, as it's not just scrumptious but highly adaptable, enabling you to toss in whatever takes your fancy. Mary Berry offers up this filling pasta dish as a speedy solution for time-starved home chefs – taking a mere five minutes to prep and 10 to whip up. As found in 'Mary's Quick Cooking', her cookbook brimming with swift recipes, Mary divulged: "Here is my delicious sauce that can be on the table in only 15 minutes.".
Ideal for those midweek cravings when you're hankering after some comfort food but would rather skip the hassle of an elaborate dinner. Plus, with just five straightforward ingredients, this pasta sauce also promises a budget-friendly feast, reports the Express.
Ingredients. For the sauce:. For the pasta:. Kitchen essentials:. Instructions. Get the olive oil sizzling in a frying pan while you're bringing a pot of water to the boil for the pasta; abide by the packet's guidance, though typically pasta is al dente after about 10 minutes.
Finely slice your bacon before tossing it into the hot pan. Sear it over a fierce flame until the slices turn a pleasing golden-brown and ooze their savoury fat. Pour the cream into the pan and let it bubble furiously. After reaching a rolling boil, dial back the flames and let it mellow to a gentle simmer for a brief minute.
Take the pan off the heat entirely before stirring through the grated parmesan cheese until it melds seamlessly into the creamy mixture. Introduce a spirited spritz of lemon juice too, as Mary recommends, to "cut through the richness". Finalise with a smattering of pepper and there you have it – a palate-pleasing creamy pasta ready to serve. Mary recommends using salt sparingly in the recipe. She said: "Be careful with the salt, as the bacon may already be quite salty.".
