Apple & Pancetta Pasta Bake
Serves 4 and needs approx. 30 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes in the oven.
Preheat oven: Fan assisted to 130˚C.
Ingredients
- 2 green apples
- 1 medium sized onion
- 120 gr pancetta (diced or cut into strips)
- 300 gr troffie pasta
- 300 gr Gruyere cheese (grated)
- 2 tsp Olive oil
- Salt & freshly ground black pepper
- Oven safe dish
Method
1.
Finely chop the onion and peel, quarter and core apples. Cut apple quarters into 1.5 cm pieces.
2.
Preheat the oil in a pan and the diced pancetta and onions, cook until golden (approx 5 minutes). Reduce to medium heat, add the diced apple, stir and cook for another 5 minutes. Set the mixture aside.
3.
Cook the troffie in boiling, generously salted water according to the packet instructions. Drain in the colander.
4.
Add the troffie and the pancetta-onion-apple mixture to the oven proof dish and stir. Scatter the grated cheese and mix well.
Bake in the pre-heated oven for about 15 minutes until piping hot and the cheese is melted.
5.
Add a leave salad as a side and enjoy.
