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What’s for dinner? Alfredo pasta rice with streaky bacon
This creamy one-pan Alfredo pasta rice with mushrooms and crispy bacon is an easy and flavourful dish that's perfect for a quick midweek dinner.
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Serves 4
You’ll need: 200g Eskort Rindless Streaky Bacon, sliced into squares; 500ml pasta rice; 125ml leeks, chopped; 45ml thyme, chopped; 750ml mushrooms, chopped; 1 clove garlic, chopped; 500ml vegetable stock; 500ml water; 250ml cream; 125ml Parmesan cheese, grated; salt and pepper; olive oil for cooking.
How to:
In a frying pan over moderate heat, fry bacon, thyme, mushrooms and garlic in olive oil until bacon is golden brown.
Add pasta rice and fry for 1 minute.
Add stock, water and cream. Stir through and allow to simmer for 10 minutes.
Serve topped with grated Parmesan cheese and extra crispy streaky bacon, if desired.
*Recipe and image by Eskort.