A simple easy to make camembert pasta recipe, with al dente penne mixed with crispy bacon, and served in a tomato, gooey camembert and emmenthal sauce, flavoured with basil, garlic and chilli flakes. An ideal quick cook dinner
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This is one of our favourite dishes, the combination of the tomatoes and camembert with the bacon and pasta makes the most delicious quick-cook dinner. This dish has a tartness from the tomatoes, and a crispy saltiness from the bacon, both of these cut through the rich gooey cheese sauce. Perfect for all the family and ideal for a weeknight dinner as it is so easy to make
This dish is perfect any time of year, a tasty but simple after-work dinner for those lazy days when you are just too tired to cook. This dish is ideal post Christmas to use up those leftover cheeses
It is ideal for adults and children. It is a great dish for cheese lovers, and it is a delicious comfort food perfect for those cold winter nights. If you are cooking it for a special occasion, pick a different pasta possibly one of the oversize shells or penne, and for that extra special touch serve with a selection of delicious continental bread.
This dish has a tartness from the tomatoes, and a crispy saltiness from the bacon, both of these cut through the rich creaminess of the cheese sauce
Serve this delicious cheesy pasta with grated parmesan and garlic bread in the winter and a light green salad in the summer, with a balsamic dressing or a cider vinegar-based dressing.
Feel free to add extra items to the dish, such as diced cooked chicken or alternate the cheese with whatever cheese you have in the fridge, the dish is better suited to strongly flavoured cheeses and can be the ideal dish to use up leftover cheese board cheeses.
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The combination of two kinds of cheese, bacon and tomato makes this absolutely delicious. The star of this meal is the mixture of the sharpness of the tomatoes which cut through the richness of the Emmenthal and camembert sauce. We are great fans of different pastas such as spinach and whole-wheat but this recipe needs a traditional one
Cheese - Camembert Cheese and emmenthal, this pasta sauce is made from a combo of strong tasting cheeses a strong savoury flavour from the camembert and a mild buttery richness from the emmenthal
Bacon - The bacon is important as it adds a salty bite to the dish, we use smoky bacon to add an extra dimension but if your not a fan use unsmoked
Cream - we use double cream for an extra richness to the flavours, single cream can also be used
Tomatoes - tinned tomatoes are used for this dish, as you need a strong tomato flavour, if you have some great fresh tomatoes give then a go
flavours - Chilli flakes, garlic and basil this dish is packed with flavour from the ingredients so the herbs and spices are a simple combo of garlic, fresh basil and chili flakes
Pasta - this dish has a delicious thick sauce and goes well with all pasta we use penne so the tubes full with cheesy goodness
