Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Pancetta

Sun-dried tomatoes and pancetta for a tasty pasta which is prepared in less than 10 minutes.

Serves: 2 | Preparation time: 5 mins | Cooking time: 15 mins

• Short Pasta, Fusilli or Rigatoni: 180 g

• Sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil: 60 g

• Cherry tomatoes, 2-3

• Packaged Italian unsmoked Pancetta ( cured pork belly ) : 50 g

• Tomato puree: a teaspoon

• Garlic: 2 cloves

• Thyme, fresh: 1 sprig

• Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO): 2 tbsp

• Salt and pepper: to taste

Method

Boil pasta in plenty of salted water and drain when it is still ‘al dente‘, i.e. drain it 2 mins before the standard cooking. Keep a ladle of cooking water aside for later.

Drain sun-dried tomatoes from their oil, cut them coarsely. Halve cherry tomatoes.

Brown garlic cloves in 2 tablespoons of olive oil along with pancetta, turning occasionally. Add cherry tomatoes, stir-fry them for 2 mins, add thyme and sun-dried tomatoes, remove the garlic, add a tsp of tomato puree, a bit of the cooking water you set aside, stir well so to get a nice creaminess.

Add pasta to the pan, sautéeing everything for 2 mins. Serve warm.

This recipe was kindly written by mypinchofitaly.co.uk cooking experts.

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