Penne with radicchio

AUTHOR
Bill Macdonald
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
4 3
COOK TIME
30 mins
TOTAL TIME
30 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 150 g streaky smoked bacon
  • 100 g Radicchio
  • 1 small bunch of thyme
  • 1 Organic Orange
  • 2 Shallots
  • 1 Garlic clove
  • 500 g Penne noodles
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 100 g Kalamata olives
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 50 g Hazelnut flakes
  • 50 g grated parmesan cheese

Directions

  1. 1

    Cut the bacon into strips and leave them crisp in a large pan without fat. Clean, wash and shake the salad dry and cut into short strips. Wash thyme, shake dry, remove leaves from stems.

  2. 2

    Wash the orange hot, grate dry, peel the peel in thin strips with a pestle ripper. Halve the fruit and squeeze the juice. Peel shallots and garlic and dice finely.

  3. 3

    Prepare the pasta in boiling salted water according to the instructions on the packet. Add shallots and garlic to the bacon and fry for about 3 minutes until translucent. Add orange juice, bring to the boil and simmer for about 3 minutes until halfway through.

  4. 4

    Add olives, orange zest, except for a few for garnishing, and salad, bring to the boil briefly. Season with salt and pepper.

  5. 5

    Drain the pasta, let it drain for a short time and put it back into the pot. Add thyme, hazelnut leaves, parmesan and bacon pan, fold in and arrange on plates. Garnish with remaining orange zest.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
850 kcal
CARBS
97 g
FATS
40 g
PROTEINS
26 g