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Pasta with chilli, bacon and tomato sauce
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Pasta with chilli, bacon and tomato sauce

8 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Pasta with chilli, bacon and tomato sauce

This spicy, richly flavoured pasta dish is super quick to make. Use pancetta if you can’t find the cured pork cheeks.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

672
Calories
37g
Protein
29g
Fat
59g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Cured Pork 100g cooked 242
Pasta 1 cup cooked (140g) 220
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 130g/5oz guanciale (cured pork cheeks), cut into small cubes
  • 1 small onion
  • 3-4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 hot dried red chilli
  • 2 tbsp dry white wine
  • 500g/1lb 2oz San Marzano tomatoes
  • 400g/14oz bucatini pasta
  • 80g/3oz pecorino

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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