Creamy lettuce and bacon pasta with a lemon crumb

Name: Creamy lettuce and bacon pasta with a lemon crumb | Asda Good Living
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1tbsp olive oil; 3tbsp fresh white breadcrumbs; Zest and juice 1 lemon; 300g fusilli pasta; 155g Butcher's Selection Unsmoked Lean Diced Bacon; 1 onion, finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 3 sprigs thyme, leaves picked; 1 romaine lettuce, finely sliced; 3tbsp reduced-fat soft cheese

Zesty, crunchy citrus breadcrumbs and romaine leaves give classic bacon and pasta a new spin

By Asda Good Living,23rd April 2019

(23 votes)

Cook: 25 Mins

Serves: 4

Price: 63p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 289g serving contains

Energy
1959kj
468kcal

23%

Fat
13.3g

Med
19%

Saturates
4.0g

Med
20%

Sugars
5.2g

Med
6%

Salt
1.24g

Med
21%

of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
678kj/162kcal

Ingredients

1tbsp olive oil

3tbsp fresh white breadcrumbs

Zest and juice 1 lemon

300g fusilli pasta

155g Butcher's Selection Unsmoked Lean Diced Bacon

1 onion, finely chopped

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

3 sprigs thyme, leaves picked

1 romaine lettuce, finely sliced

3tbsp reduced-fat soft cheese

Method

Heat the oil and fry the breadcrumbs for 5-7 mins until golden. Sprinkle with the lemon zest.

Cook the pasta according to the pack instructions. Drain, reserving 100ml of the cooking water. Return this to the pan with the pasta.

Meanwhile, in a nonstick frying pan over a medium heat, fry the bacon, onion, garlic and thyme for 5 mins until the bacon is crisp. Add the romaine lettuce, finely sliced, to the frying pan and cook for 2 mins to warm through.

Add to the pasta with the soft cheese and the lemon juice. Stir, season with black pepper and top with the lemon crumb to serve.