Creamy pasta with bacon & peas

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All the ingredients at a glance 👀

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• knife
• cutting board
• fine grater

Cut the bacon into narrow strips. Now chop the parsley with stems. Then finely grate the parmesan cheese.

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• 300 g pasta
• 100 g pancetta

• frying pan
• wooden spoon

In a large pot, bring plenty of salted water to a boil and cook the pasta according to package instructions. Meanwhile, heat a large frying pan over medium heat. Add bacon and fry until golden brown and crispy.

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• 200 g peas
• 100 g Parmesan cheese
• 120 ml cream
• 50 g butter
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 5 g parsley
• 1 pinch salt
• pepper

Add frozen peas to the bacon and shake the pan vigorously. After about 1 minute, stir in the cream along with the butter. Add the cooked pasta to the pan with a bit of the cooking water. Then pour in lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Let the pasta simmer briefly and remove from heat.

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• 1 package garden cress

Finally, fold in the parmesan cheese and the chopped parsley. To finish, sprinkle the pasta with cress and enjoy 👌 😋.

Enjoy your meal!