Spaghetti bacon

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1. Serves: 4
2. Preparation time: 10 minutes
3. Cooking time: 15–20 minutes
4. Key ingredients: Bacon, Spaghetti, Tomatoes
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This Italian dish is quick to make and tastes delicious.

Ingredients

• 500g (1lb) wholemeal spaghetti
• 300g (11oz) smoked bacon
• 2 x 400g cans of plum tomatoes
• 142g can tomato puree
• 1-3 cloves garlic (optional), peeled and crushed
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• black pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• grated Parmesan cheese (optional)

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Method

1. Bring a saucepan of water to the boil, add the spaghetti and cook for 12 minutes. 
2. While spaghetti is cooking, cut the rind and fat off the bacon and cut the bacon into small pieces. Heat the olive oil in a wok or large frying pan, add the bacon and cook for 5 minutes.
3. Drain the spaghetti in a colander and rinse with boiling water. Add to the bacon along with tomato puree, garlic, oregano and black pepper and continue to cook gently.
4. Heat the plum tomatoes and their juice in a separate saucepan.
5. Remove the spaghetti bacon mixture from the heat and divide it between four plates. 
6. In the centre of each plate of spaghetti, place 2–3 plum tomatoes and some juice. Sprinkle lightly with the Parmesan cheese.

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