I love carbs. I could go without meat but I could not do without pasta or potatoes. Part of this is the reason I love Slimming World - I don't have to sacrifice my carbohydrates in order to lose weight. After a binge at Christmas, or rather just in the last 6 months or so, I'm back at group weighing in weekly to help me lose the extra pounds, so this is a dish I cooked up on Sunday as part of my plan. The red wine is 1/2 syn per serving and I used the Parmesan as my healthy extra (though you can have 30g in one serving and I certainly didn't use that!). I made up two portions so I could heat it up for lunch the next day, which worked well, and I'm sure you could freeze it too! My apologies for the messy photo - I'd started eating before I even thought about a picture.
Ingredients (serves 2):
1 onion
1 clove garlic
4 rashers of bacon
8 mushrooms
50ml red wine
1 can tinned tomatoes
1 tsp chilli powder
200g pasta
Instructions:
1. Finely chop the onion and garlic. Fry the onion in Fry Light for 5 minutes till soft, then add the garlic and fry for another minute
2. Slice the bacon removing all visible fat and add to the onion, frying until cooked through
3. Add the mushrooms and red wine, and cook until the wine is just about evaporated. Then add the tinned tomatoes and chilli powder, season to taste, bring to the boil and then simmer for 10 minutes or so
4. Meanwhile, cook the pasta as per the packet instructions. Once cooked, drain well and stir in to the tomato sauce. Add some more chilli powder if you like a bit more spice!
5. Serve, covering with a sprinkle of Parmesan
