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Spaghetti aglio e olio with crispy bacon

Name: Spaghetti aglio e olio with crispy bacon
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 75ml extra virgin olive oil; 4 rashers streaky bacon; 400g spaghetti; 6 large garlic cloves finely grated; 25g fresh parsley finely chopped

Samuel Goldsmith

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 20 mins

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Enjoy this super-simple and super-speedy spaghetti supper, with garlic, parsley and bacon tossed through pasta. It's ideal on days when your fridge is bare

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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75ml extra virgin olive oil
4 rashers streaky bacon
400g spaghetti
6 large garlic cloves

finely grated
25g fresh parsley

finely chopped

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal591
fat23g
saturates4g
carbs75g
sugars3g
fibre5g
protein17g
salt0.9g

Method

step 1

Heat 1 tsp of the oil in a non-stick frying pan and cook the bacon over a medium heat for 5-6 mins until crisp. Remove from the heat, leaving the oil behind. Set aside to drain on kitchen paper, then when cool enough to handle, finely chop.
step 2

Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook the spaghetti following pack instructions.
step 3

A few minutes before the pasta is ready, pour the rest of the oil into the pan and cook the garlic over a medium-low heat for 1-2 mins until fragrant and beginning to brown (don’t let it burn or it will taste bitter).
step 4

Drain the pasta, reserving a little pasta water, and tip into the garlic oil. Scatter in the parsley and fold together, adding a splash of pasta water to loosen, if needed. Spoon into bowls and scatter over the bacon.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2024

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