KALE & SMOKY BACON PASTA

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Throw together bacon lardons, leafy greens and crunchy pine nuts for this easy, quick pasta recipe - use wholewheat pasta for extra fibre

Provided by Katy Greenwood

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

300g pasta (we used wholewheat fusilli)
1 tbsp olive oil
180g pack smoked bacon lardons
2 large garlic cloves , finely chopped
1 red chilli , deseeded and finely chopped
4 tbsp pine nuts
200g chopped curly kale
3 tbsp cream cheese
½ lemon , juiced

Steps:

Boil a large pan of water and cook the pasta following pack instructions.
Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan over a medium-high heat and cook the lardons for a few mins until golden and a little crisp. Stir in the garlic, red chilli and pine nuts, then cook for 1 min more until the garlic and chilli are softened and the pine nuts just toasted.
Turn up the heat and add the kale to the pan with a splash of water, cover and cook for 3-4 mins until wilted. Drain the cooked pasta and add to the pan with the cream cheese and lemon juice. Toss together, taste, and season with black pepper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 574 calories, Fat 29 grams fat, SaturatedFat 8 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 53 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Fiber 8 grams fiber, Protein 22 grams protein, Sodium 1.4 milligram of sodium