Asparagus Pasta With Bacon And A Sweet Chilli Sauce

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 cups penne pasta
• 20 fresh asparagus spears
• 8 slices streaky bacon
• 1/2 cup cream
• 2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
• salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta per packet directions.
• 2 trim ends off asparagus and cut each spear into 2 or 3 pieces.
• 3 plunge into pot of boiling salted water and cook till asparagus still has a'bite'.
• 4 approx 4-5 minutes.
• 5 snip bacon rashers into small pieces and microwave till crisp.
• 6 drain on paper towel.
• 7 drain pasta and asparagus into a colander.
• 8 return saucepan to the heat and add cream and sweet chilli sauce.
• 9 bring to boil and season with salt and pepper.
• 10 return asparagus and pasta to the saucepan.
• 11 toss to mix well and divide into four serving bowls.
• 12 sprinkle with the bacon and parsley to garnish.