Creamy pasta with bacon, yellow pepper and basil

(picture via ideas mag)

Serves 4

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Preparation time drinking wine: 35 minutes plus | opening another bottle | 40 minutes plus | chatting to Hubby: 60 minutes plus

Ingredients:

• Butter!
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 pack of bacon
• 1 yellow pepper, chopped
• 15ml flour
• 250 ml pouring cream
• fresh basil
• cashew nuts
• pasta of your choice

Heat the butter in a large frying pan, add the onion & yellow pepper, sauté until glossy.

Remove the onion & pepper into a separate bowl and fry the bacon until crispy.  

Add the onion and yellow pepper mix, bacon & cashew nuts - fry, mix and add the flour, mix well until combined.  Stir in the pouring cream and heat until simmering.  Add your cooked pasta and chopped fresh basil.

Serve & enjoy!

Now the Diemersfontein Chenin Blanc (yes again – I have a case to get through) was quite buttery with this dish, almost tasted like a Chardonnay.  The creamy pasta brought out a fruity bouquet in the wine.  Absolutely divine.  I must admit I really love this wine; it has complimented every dish this week so far….

Let’s see what tomorrow night brings.

Cheers all