PENNE WITH RICOTTA AND BASIL SAUCE
Inspired By: Penne with Ricotta and Basil Sauce from “The Complete Lowfat Cook Book”

Ingredients:

2 bacon rashers
2 tsp. Olive oil
2-3 cloves of garlic
1 onion, finely chopped
2 spring onions, finely chopped
8 oz ricotta
½ cup PureSpice ® basil leaves, finely chopped
11 oz penne
8 cherry tomatoes, halved

1. Remove fat and rind from bacon and chop. Heat oil in a pan, add the bacon, garlic, onion and spring onion and stir over medium heat for 5 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in ricotta and chopped basil and beat until smooth.
2. Meanwhile, cook pasta in boiling water for 10 minutes. Just prior to draining pasta, add about a cup of the pasta water to the ricotta mixture to thin the sauce. Season well.
3. Drain the pasta and stir the sauce and tomato halves in the pasta.