Easy Spaghetti and Bacon Ragout
with Parm and Hidden Veggies
This spaghetti in red sauce is built on the smoky flavour of bacon! Mirepoix, mushrooms, garlic and red pepper pesto all make this sauce a flavour bomb in a short amount of time!
Ingredients: Crushed tomatoes (crushed tomatoes, tomato puree, tomato paste, water, diced tomatoes, onion, garlic, salt, sugar, citric acid) • Spaghetti (durum wheat semolina, niacin, ferrous sulphate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid) (wheat) • Mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) • Mushrooms • Bacon (pork, water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, spices, smoke) • Roasted red pepper pesto (roasted red pepper, soybean oil, water, sunflower seeds, garlic, parmesan cheese (milk, bacterial culture, salt, lipase, calcium chloride, microbial enzyme, powdered cellulose), modified corn starch, salt, sugar, herbs, citric acid, spices, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate) (milk) • Parmesan cheese (pasteurized milk, modified milk ingredients, water, modified corn starch and/or potato starch, cheese (milk, bacterial culture, salt, microbial enzyme, lipase), salt, citric acid, sodium phosphate, lactic acid, flavour, sodium citrate, potassium sorbate, caramel colour, beta-carotene, anticaking blend (potato starch, corn starch, dextrose, calcium sulfate, cellulose, natamycin, enzyme)) (milk) • Garlic puree (garlic puree, soybean oil, water, citric acid, phosphoric acid, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate).
The quantities provided above are averages only.
Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Ingredients
100 g
Bacon Strips
170 g
Spaghetti
(Contains: Wheat)
1 unit(s)
Crushed Tomatoes with Garlic and Onion
1 tbsp
Garlic Puree
(May contain traces of: Wheat, Crustaceans, Fish, Mustard, Gluten, Sesame, Sulphites, Soy, Milk, Tree nuts, Egg)
113 g
Mirepoix
¼ cup
Roasted Pepper Pesto
(Contains: Milk May contain traces of: Sulphites, Soy)
113 g
Mushrooms
¼ cup
Parmesan Cheese, shredded
(Contains: Milk)
Not included in your delivery
1 tbsp
Butter*
(Contains: Milk)
0.13 tsp
Salt*
0.13 tsp
Pepper*
¼ tsp
Sugar*
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
- Before starting, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil (use same for 4 servings).
- Wash and dry all produce.
- To the boiling water, add spaghetti. Cook for 12-13 min, until tender but still firm to the bite. Reserve 2 tbsp (4 tbsp) pasta water.
- Strain spaghetti, then return to the pot, off heat.
- Meanwhile, heat a large non-stick pan over medium.
- When hot, add bacon. (NOTE: For 4 servings, cook bacon in batches.) Cook for 5-8 min, flipping occasionally, until crispy.**
- Remove the pan from heat. Using a slotted spoon, transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined cutting board. Set aside.
- Discard all but 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) bacon fat.
- Meanwhile, slice mushrooms into 1/4-inch slices.
- On a clean cutting board, cut bacon into 1/2-inch pieces.
- To the pan with reserved bacon fat, add mirepoix and mushrooms. Cook for 3-5 min, stirring occasionally, until beginning to soften. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add garlic puree. Cook for 1 min, stirring constantly, until fragrant.
- To the pan, add crushed tomatoes, reserved pasta water, pesto and 1/4 tsp (1/2 tsp) sugar.
- Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook for 3-4 min, until slightly thickened.
- Season with salt and pepper, if you like.
- To the pot with spaghetti, add sauce, 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) butter and half the bacon, then stir to combine.
- Divide pasta between bowls.
- Top with remaining bacon, then sprinkle Parmesan over top.
