bacon and tomato rigatoni
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Yield 4 servings
We seem to have hit a bit of a run with pasta recipes here at twochubbycubs but I shan't apologise for it. No no. See, quick meals you can throw together with whatever shite you have in the fridge is our raison d'être and frankly, this bacon and tomato rigatoni is very much one of those. We have, of course, tweaked it slightly for Slimming World. But damn does it taste good!
Ingredients
- 2 aubergines
- 1 medium onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 300g plum tomatoes, halved
- 80g reduced fat feta cheese, crumbled (use your HEA!)
- 400g dried rigatoni
- 120g bacon medallions, diced
- 400g tin chopped tomatoes
- 1/2 tsp dried crushed chillis
Instructions
- first, preheat your grill to high and bring a large pan of salted water to the boil
- as those are heating up, halve your aubergines lengthways, then slice slice each half into centimetre long strips, then slice the other way for cute little 1cm cubes
- spread the aubergine cubes out onto a baking sheet into a single layer and spray with a little oil, and sprinkle with a little bit of salt
- place under the grill and cook for about 10 minutes, then turn and cook for another ten minutes
- as that's going on, cook the pasta according to the instructions
- meanwhile, spray a large frying pan with a bit of oil and place over a high heat
- add the bacon and cook for 5-6 minutes, until crispy
- reduce the heat to medium high and add the onion, and cook until soft (about 4 minutes, stirring frequently)
- add the garlic and the chilli flakes to the pan, stir, and cook for another minute
- add the tin of chopped tomatoes and stir
- reduce the heat to medium and simmer for about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally
- once the aubergine is cooked, stir it into the pasta sauce
- meanwhile, place the cherry tomatoes onto the same tray you used for the aubergine, spray with a bit of oil, and crumble over the feta. Pop under the grill for 4-5 minutes
- when the pasta is cooked, drain and add to the tomato sauce with the grilled plum tomatoes, and stir
- serve to gasps of amazement
Notes
The dish
- diced aubergine really helps to pad this out and make it go further, and tastes bloody lovely
- you can swap out the bacon for chorizo if you like
The books
- our slimming cookbook can be ordered online now – full of 100+ slimming recipes, and bloody amazing, with over 2400 5* reviews – even if we do say so ourselves: click here to order
- our new diet planner is out now and utterly brilliant – you can order it here – thank you to everyone so far for the positive feedback!
Tools
- nothing fancy needed for this recipe, but if you need some new lunchboxes for work, the SISTEMA ones we use are currently on sale at time of writing - click here!
Courses dinner
Cuisine pasta
Recipe by twochubbycubs at https://twochubbycubs.com/2020/07/29/bacon-and-tomato-rigatoni/