Bacon Ricotta Pasta

Name: Bacon Ricotta Pasta
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 6-8 servings
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 1 onion (chopped); 2 gloves garlic (finely chopped); 250 g pasta (any type); 250 g ricotta cheese; 100 g baby spinach; 250 g mushrooms (chopped); 1 can tomato relish; 250 g bacon (or chicken if you prefer); Oil / butter for frying; Water (for pasta); to taste Salt and pepper

ZellaB @cook_14402404

Pretoria

Sometimes you just need a hearty pasta meal

ZellaB @cook_14402404

Pretoria

Sometimes you just need a hearty pasta meal

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Ingredients

40min

6-8 servings

1onion (chopped)
2gloves garlic (finely chopped)
250 gpasta (any type)
250 gricotta cheese
100 gbaby spinach
250 gmushrooms (chopped)
1 cantomato relish
250 gbacon (or chicken if you prefer)
Oil / butter for frying
Water (for pasta)
to tasteSalt and pepper

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Steps

40min

1

Preheat oven to 180°C
2

Boil water and add a little bit of oil to prevent pasta from sticking. Boil and strain into baking dish.
3

Melt butter / oil in a pan. Chop onion and garlic and fry until golden brown and soft
4

Fry the bacon until brown and crispy.
5

Chop the mushrooms and fry until soft.
6

Heat 1 can of tomato relish / sauce. Pour over pasta.
7

Pour the ricotta cheese into the pan and heat (do not boil). Add baby spinach to the cheese and mix together.
8

Mix all ingredients together and sprinkle with cheese. Bake for about 15min (just until the cheese melts.
9

Garnish with fresh basil and serve hot.