hungarian

Savory Curd Cheese Pasta with Crispy Bacon and Black Pepper

This dish pairs short pasta, dry with smoked bacon, diced, curd cheese or farmer cheese and butter. Adjust the calorie target to automatically scale the ingredients while keeping the proportions of the meal balanced.

Lunch Dinner

Easy

Balanced High satiety

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Estimated macros per portion

35 g Protein

52 g Carbohydrates

32 g Fat

2 g Fiber

Ingredients

650 kcal · 1 portion

Ingredient quantities automatically adjust to your calorie target.

62g short pasta (e.g., farfalle or small shells), dry 230 kcal
38g smoked bacon, diced 206 kcal
7g butter 50 kcal
110g curd cheese or farmer cheese 109 kcal
27g sour cream (20% fat) 53 kcal
1g fine salt 0 kcal
1g black pepper, freshly ground 3 kcal

Cooking instructions

short pasta (e.g.
Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the pasta until al dente; reserve 2 tablespoons pasta water, then drain.
short pasta (e.g.smoked baconsour cream (20% fat)
While the pasta cooks, fry the bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon to a plate, leaving the rendered fat in the pan.
short pasta (e.g.butter
Add butter to the pan and let it melt. Add the drained pasta and toss to coat.
short pasta (e.g.curd cheese or farmer cheesesour cream (20% fat)fine saltblack pepper
Add curd cheese and sour cream, plus a splash of reserved pasta water to make it creamy. Season with black pepper and a pinch of salt.
smoked bacon
Fold in the crispy bacon and toss well. Taste and adjust seasoning.
black pepper
Serve hot, optionally with extra black pepper.