Pasta e Fagioli with Bacon & Kale

 

Pasta e Fagioli with Bacon & Kale

Pasta e Fagioli with Bacon & Kale

This is the perfect sort of frugal pasta. It’s a great way to use up all the nearly finished packets of pasta you have in the pantry. It’s also great cold the next day for lunch.

Serves 4.

INGREDIENTS

  • 300 g dried orecchiette, or a combination of other small pasta shapes
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 rashers of bacon, finely diced
  • 1 brown onion, diced
  • 4 cloves of garlic, sliced
  • 2 stems of rosemary, diced
  • pinch chilli flakes
  • 250 g cooked cannellini beans/ 1 x 440 g tin of beans rinsed and drained
  • 4 stems of Tuscan kale, diced
  • 1 cup/250 ml of chicken stock
  • 60 g parmesan to serve

METHOD

  1. Bring a pot of salted water to the boil. Add the pasta and boil for 10-12 minutes until al dente.
  2. In a large frypan add the olive oil and sauté the bacon, onion and garlic for 5-7 minutes until the onion is translucent. Add the rosemary, chilli, cannellini beans, kale and chicken stock and bring the stock to the boil. Add the drained pasta and stir to combine.
  3. Serve with more dried chilli to taste and a generous amount of parmesan cheese.

Recipe by Tori Haschka

 

Ingredients for Pasta e Fagioli with Bacon & Kale

La Molisana Orecchiette No.30 500g

$3.99 ea
 

Squisito Orecchiette 500g

$3.00 ea
 

Squisito Orecchiette Spinach 500g

$3.00 ea
 

Rosto Extra Virgin Olive Oil Mellow 750ml

$13.69 ea
 

Villa Rossi Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1l

$13.99 ea
 

Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1L

$19.99 ea
 

Gamze Smokehouse Middle Bacon 200g

$8.99 ea
 

Onion Brown Each

$1.00 ea
$4.99
 

Onion Brown 1.5kg Bag

$3.49 ea
 

Onion Brown Organic 1kg

$6.99 ea
 

Onion Brown 1kg

$3.49 ea
 

Garlic Head Each

$2.00 ea
$19.99
 

Garlic Organic 150g

$14.99 ea
 

Fresh Herbs Rosemary Punnet

$3.99 ea
 

Galaxy Great Northern Beans 1kg

$7.29 ea
 

Villa Rossi Cannelini Beans 400g

$1.29 ea
 
 

Cabbage Tuscan Bunch

$4.99 ea
 

Campbells Real Stock Chicken 1L

$2.99 ea
 

Maggie Beer Chicken Stock 500ml

$3.99 ea
 

Moredough Stock Chicken 500ml

$7.99 ea
 

Reggiano Parmigiano Parmesan Cheese 150-350g

$19.50 ea
$64.99
 

Grana Padano Parmesan Cheese 200-350g

$17.50 ea
$49.99
 

Italian Parmesan 200g-400g

$18.80 ea
$46.99
 
 

Legacy Rosemary $50 Flower

$50.00 ea
 

Spice and Co Chillies Crushed 60g

$3.69 ea
 

Hunter Valley Olive Co Garlic EVOO 250ml

$0.00 ea