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Pasta amatriciana

Serves 4 | Prep 5 mins | Cook 15 mins

Amatriciana is a classic Italian dish. It usually has bacon, tomato and basil, but here we have replaced the bacon with pancetta, which makes it a bit simper to make. Gluten-free: use gluten-free pasta and stock cube.

Source: Nosh: Quick & Easy

Ingredients

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2 mugs pasta
2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
200 g pancetta lardons
4 tomatoes, roughly chopped
½ fat red chilli
2 tbsp tomato puree
½ mug water
1 vegetable stock cube
2 tbsp freshly chopped basil
1 mug grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

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Cook the pasta. Once cooked, drain and return to the pan.
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan and add the onion and garlic. Fry until they begin to soften.
Add the pancetta lardons to the pan and fry until they begin to brown.
Add the tomatoes, chilli, tomato puree, water and stock and bring to the boil. Turn down and simmer for .
Add the pasta, basil and Parmesan and mix.
Serve immediately.

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