One-pot pasta with bacon and peas
Serves: 4
Prep time: 30 minsTotal time: 
Recipe photograph by Toby Scott
One-pot pasta with bacon and peas
Like an all-in-one spaghetti carbonara, with just one pan to wash up!
Serves: 4
Prep time: 30 minsTotal time: 
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Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
505Kcal
Fat
18gr
Saturates
6gr
Carbs
59gr
Sugars
9gr
Fibre
7gr
Protein
23gr
Salt
2gr
Tamsin Burnett-Hall
Tamsin learned the tricks of the trade from cookery legend Delia Smith. A trusted recipe writer for the magazine for over 25 years, in her home kitchen, Tamsin creates fuss-free flavour-packed food for friends and family, with baking being her ultimate form of comfort cooking
Tamsin Burnett-Hall
Tamsin learned the tricks of the trade from cookery legend Delia Smith. A trusted recipe writer for the magazine for over 25 years, in her home kitchen, Tamsin creates fuss-free flavour-packed food for friends and family, with baking being her ultimate form of comfort cooking
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 200g smoked streaky bacon, chopped
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 3-4 garlic cloves, crushed
- 300ml semi-skimmed or whole milk
- 600ml chicken stock
- 250g dried spaghetti
- 250g frozen peas
- zest and juice of 1 lemon
Step by step
- Heat the oil in a large, deep frying pan or sauté pan, about 25cm base diameter. Add the bacon and fry over a high heat, stirring frequently, until it has released its fat and turned crispy. Scoop out onto a plate using a draining spoon.
- Add the onion and garlic to the bacon fat in the pan and cook for about 4 minutes over a medium heat to soften.
- Pour in the milk, scraping the bottom of the pan to release any stuck-on bits. Add the stock and spaghetti, plus a pinch of salt, and bring to the boil, stirring to push the pasta down into the liquid.
- Cook at a brisk simmer, stirring occasionally, for 12-15 minutes. The aim is for the pasta to cook through until al dente, while the liquid reduces and forms a silky coating-consistency sauce. Meanwhile, measure the peas into a bowl and cover with boiling water; leave to defrost. Drain, then stir into the pan with the lemon zest and juice and most of the crispy bacon. Heat through for 2 minutes.
- Divide between warmed bowls, topped with the rest of the bacon.
Tip
Make it veggie
Omit the bacon, use vegetable stock to cook the pasta and add a handful of grated vegetarian hard cheese.
Omit the bacon, use vegetable stock to cook the pasta and add a handful of grated vegetarian hard cheese.
