Serves 4
50g butter
150g smoked bacon, rinded and cut into strips
450g carton passata
200g frozen petits pois or garden peas
375g dried marille or other pasta
8 basil leaves
150g mascarpone cheese
salt and pepper
75g freshly grated parmesan cheese
Heat the butter and fry the bacon until crisp. Add the tomatoes and the petits pois and cook for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook the pasta until al dente. Add the basil leaves and mascarpone cheese to the sauce and stir until just warmed through and the cheese has melted. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Drain the pasta and add to the sauce, mix well with the parmesan cheese.
50g butter
150g smoked bacon, rinded and cut into strips
450g carton passata
200g frozen petits pois or garden peas
375g dried marille or other pasta
8 basil leaves
150g mascarpone cheese
salt and pepper
75g freshly grated parmesan cheese
Heat the butter and fry the bacon until crisp. Add the tomatoes and the petits pois and cook for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook the pasta until al dente. Add the basil leaves and mascarpone cheese to the sauce and stir until just warmed through and the cheese has melted. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Drain the pasta and add to the sauce, mix well with the parmesan cheese.