Bacon and chorizo pappardelle
<p>If you’re looking for a hearty, flavoursome pasta that’s easy to make you really can’t do much better than this scrumptious bacon and chorizo pappardelle.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Serves:</span></strong> 4</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ingredients:</span></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>200g Australian streaky bacon, thinly sliced</li>
<li>200g spicy chorizo, sliced diagonally</li>
<li>1 tablespoon olive oil</li>
<li>2 cloves garlic, finely chopped</li>
<li>1 long red chilli, finely chopped</li>
<li>100g baby spinach leaves</li>
<li>1/2 cup continental parsley leaves, chopped</li>
<li>1 tablespoon tomato paste</li>
<li>4 tablespoon olive oil</li>
<li>400g Pappardelle pasta, cooked & drained</li>
<li>4 tablespoon parmesan cheese, grated</li>
<li>Cracked black pepper to taste</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Method:</span></strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Heat one tablespoon of olive oil in a large deep frying pan over a medium high heat and sauté the bacon and chorizo until well brown. Remove from pan and set aside.</li>
<li>Return the frying pan to the stove, over medium heat.</li>
<li>Sauté garlic, chilli and spinach for two minutes.</li>
<li>Combine the remaining four tablespoons of olive oil and tomato paste together with the parsley leaves and add them to the sautéed garlic and chilli.</li>
<li>Return the bacon and chorizo to the pan and sauté for a further two minutes.</li>
<li>Add the cooked pappardelle to the pan and toss well to coat pasta.</li>
<li>Season with a little salt if required.</li>
<li>Serve Pasta garnished with parmesan cheese and cracked black pepper.</li>
</ol>
<p>Doesn’t that sound like an incredible pasta dish? What’s your favourite type of pasta to enjoy? Let us know in the comments below.</p>
<p><em>Recipe courtesy of <a href="http://www.pork.com.au/home-page-consumer.aspx" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Australian Pork.</span></strong></a></em></p>
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