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#WFD – Creamy Pasta Salad with Blue Cheese and Bacon
Toss cooked penne pasta together with bacon and blue cheese sauce mixture
POLOKWANE – The indulgent flavour of blue cheese makes this dish a gourmets delight topped with tomato, says What’s for Dinner.
Serve it in individual portions as a starter or on a large platter when entertaining.
Ingredients
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 125g streaky bacon, diced
- 125g cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 cup basil leaves
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 10ml olive oil
- 55g blue cheese, crumbled
- 30ml lowfat mayonnaise
- 1 x KNORR Classic White Sauce
- 250g penne pasta, uncooked
Method
- Boil penne pasta until al dente then drain and set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a pan and fry garlic and bacon until the bacon is crispy.
- Prepare KNORR Classic White Sauce as per sachet instructions then combine with crumbled blue cheese and mayonnaise and season (to taste) with salt and black pepper.
- Toss cooked penne pasta together with bacon and blue cheese sauce mixture then add the cherry tomatoes and basil and combine well.
- Place in a serving dish and serve immediately.
