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Presto Bacon Pesto Pasta
Best of 2025
Family Friendly
Customer Favourite
Presto Bacon Pesto Pasta

with Peas, Tenderstem® and Italian Style Cheese

20 min
Difficulty: 1/3
Italian

From family favourites to show-stopping sides, our Best of 2025 collection brings together some of our most highly rated recipes of the year, such as this Presto Bacon Pesto Pasta. Ready in less than 25 minutes and with a rich, cheesy sauce, it's no surprise so many of you loved this dish.

Allergens

Milk
Wheat
Egg
Cereals containing gluten

Utensils

Colander
Garlic Press
Large Saucepan
Pan

Tags

Mediterranean
Pasta-noodles
Quick
Family Friendly
Customer Favourite
Best-of-2025
Ingredients
Tenderstem® Broccoli

Tenderstem® Broccoli

80 grams

Rigatoni Pasta

Rigatoni Pasta

180 grams

Garlic Clove

Garlic Clove

2 unit(s)

British Smoked Bacon Lardons

British Smoked Bacon Lardons

90 grams

Vegetable Stock Paste

Vegetable Stock Paste

10 grams

Creme Fraiche

Creme Fraiche

150 grams

Peas

Peas

120 grams

Pesto

Pesto

32 grams

Grated Hard Italian Style Cheese

Grated Hard Italian Style Cheese

40 grams

Water for the Sauce

Water for the Sauce

75 milliliter(s)

Preparation
1
Cook the Pasta

a) Boil a full kettle. Cut the Tenderstem® broccoli into thirds.

b) Pour the boiled water into a large saucepan with ½ tsp salt on high heat.

c) Add the rigatoni and bring back to the boil. Cook until tender, 12 mins. Add the broccoli to the same pan halfway through cooking.

d) Once cooked, drain in a colander and pop back in the pan. Drizzle with oil and stir through to stop it sticking together.

2
Fry the Bacon

a) While the pasta cooks, peel and grate the garlic (or use a garlic press).

b) Heat a drizzle of oil in a large frying pan on medium-high heat.

c) Once hot, add the bacon lardons. Stir-fry until golden, 4-5 mins. IMPORTANT: Wash your hands and equipment after handling raw meat. Cook lardons thoroughly.

3
Add the Garlic

a) Once the bacon is cooked, drain any excess fat from the pan and pop back on the heat.

b) Add the garlic to the bacon and fry for 30 secs.

4
Bring on the Sauce

a) Stir the veg stock paste, creme fraiche and water for the sauce (see pantry for amount) into the pan. Cook until piping hot, 2-3 mins.

b) Add the cooked pasta and broccoli to the sauce and stir to combine, then remove from the heat.

5
Peas Please

a) Stir the peas, pesto and two thirds of the hard Italian style cheese into your creamy pasta.

b) Toss to coat.

6
Serve

a) Share your creamy bacon pesto pasta between your bowls.

b) Sprinkle over the remaining cheese to finish.

Nutrition per serving

3730

kJ

Energy (kJ)

891

kcal

Energy (kcal)

47.8

g

Fat

23

g

of which saturates

79.8

g

Carbohydrate

10

g

of which sugars

8.5

g

Dietary Fibre

34.8

g

Protein

3.3

g

Salt

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