Name: Bacon and butternut pasta
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Family
Ingredients: 250 g Eskort diced bacon; 15 ml fresh chillies 573; 1 butternut peeled, cubed; 400 g pasta; 100 g spinach; 1 fresh chillies finely chopped; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; parmesan cheese or pecorino cheese, to garnish

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Ingredients (8)

250 g	Eskort diced bacon
15 ml	fresh chillies — 573
1	butternut — peeled, cubed
400 g	pasta
100 g	spinach
1	fresh chillies — finely chopped
	sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
	parmesan cheese — or pecorino cheese, to garnish

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Method:

Preheat oven to 200ºC.

Season butternut and place on oven tray and drizzle with olive oil.
Toss to coat evenly then roast until tender and slightly caramelised (25 – 30 min).
Cook pasta according to packaging instructions.
In a frying pan, cook bacon until crispy, add spinach and chilli, cook briefly until spinach wilts then add the roasted butternut and season.
Toss together with cooked pasta then drizzle over extra olive oil, sprinkle with cheese and serve.

Recipe reprinted with permission of Eskort.com.

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