Bacon & avocado warm pasta salad
Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
Stir crispy fried bacon and pesto into orzo pasta for a quick dinner or easy packed lunch
- Prep:10 mins
Cook:10 mins
- Serves 4
- Easy
Nutrition per serving
- kcal 600
- fat 33g
- saturates 7g
- carbs 54g
- sugars 4g
- fibre 7g
- protein 17g
- salt 1.9g
Ingredients
- 300g orzo
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
- 140g streaky bacon, chopped
- 140g cherry tomatoes, halved
- ½ x 190g jar pesto
- 2 avocados, stoned, peeled and sliced
- 70g bag rocket
- Grana Padano shavings, to serve
Method
Bring a large pan of water to the boil. Cook the orzo following pack instructions, drain and set aside. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the bacon for 4-5 mins until crispy. Stir in the tomatoes and cook for a couple mins more. Stir in the orzo, pesto and avocado, and heat for 2 mins more.
Spoon onto a serving plate, then scatter with rocket leaves and Grana Padano.