Pasta with Bacon and Creamy Broccoli Sauce

It is time for another pasta recipe! This is my recipe for Pasta with Bacon and Creamy Broccoli Sauce. Pasta is one of my favourite carbs to eat, and I also love broccoli. But sometimes, steamed broccoli can be a little bit too boring, so i decided to kick it up a notch, and make the broccoli a thick creamy sauce to coat the pasta with. 





For 4 servings, you will need:

1 lb 2 oz (about 500 grams) of pasta. I used organic whole wheat fusilli
9,5 oz (about 270 grams) of fresh broccoli, cut into smaller pieces
3,5 oz (about 100 grams) of bacon, chopped
1/2 cup (about 118 ml) of milk (dairy or unflavoured non-dairy milk)
A pinch of hot pepper flakes
Black pepper (to taste)


- Fill a big pot with water and some salt and bring it to a boil, add the broccoli.
- Preheat a skillet with high sides over medium-low heat 
-  Add the bacon and cook it until it is crispy. Add a pinch of hot pepper flakes. At this point, your broccoli should be cooked or almost.
- Drain the broccoli and put it into the skillet with the bacon. Add the pasta to the boiling water. 
- Using a wooden spoon, break up the broccoli in the skillet.Your bacon and broccoli mixture might look a little bit funky at this point, but do not worry!
- Add the milk, and black pepper. Cook it until the mixture it very thick.
- Drain your pasta, and set it aside. Do not throw away the water.
- Use the water that the broccoli and pasta cooked in, to thin out the sauce. It should still be thick, but not too thick.
- Add the pasta and stir it all together.

Serve it warm with a piece of bread on the side, and enjoy!