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Arrabiata sauce recipe with bacon
Approx. cost - £2.27 a head (serves 3)
Fruit n vegetable count – 2
Arrabiata ingredients:
• 6 rashers of bacon, cut
into strips
• 1 tin chopped tomatoes
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•1 courgette, chopped
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•1 pepper, chopped
• 1 onion chopped
• 100g button mushrooms
chopped in half
• 1 tsp chilli powder (level)
• 1 tsp mixed herbs
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 700g Fusilli
• A sprinkle of ground turmeric
• Salt & pepper
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1. Put the fusilli on to boil with a pinch of salt and pepper and a
little olive oil.
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2. Fry the bacon on a medium hob in the remaining olive oil for a
couple of minutes before adding the onions to the pan
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3. When the onion starts to brown slightly, add the chopped
courgette, pepper and button mushrooms to the pan
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4. As soon as the courgette & pepper begins to soften and the
mushrooms shrink and brown on the outside, sprinkle on the
chilli powder, mixed herbs, salt & pepper (to taste) and ground
turmeric and mix in evenly
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5. Stir in the tomatoes and simmer, while the pasta finishes
cooking
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6. Once the pasta is cooked, drain and leave to dry slightly for a
few seconds
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7. Spoon the pasta out onto plates and pour the sauce over the
top
If you want to give your arrabiata more of a hit, add more chilli powder. You can also add chicken to the dish or replace the bacon with chicken to mix things up a bit.