Spaghetti with pancetta and capers - Real Recipes from Mums

An easy spaghetti recipe to whip up.

Ingredients (serves 4)

350g spaghetti
2 tsp olive oil
1 medium red onion, thinly sliced
100g pancetta, fat trimmed, sliced
1 long red chilli, deseeded, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tsp finely grated lemon rind
4 medium vine-ripened tomatoes, deseeded, finely chopped
1 Tbsp baby capers, rinsed, drained
3 cups (90g) baby rocket leaves
¼ cup (25g) shaved parmesan cheese

Method

Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water, following packet instructions, or just until tender. Drain and return pasta to the pan.
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and pancetta and cook, stirring for 5 minutes or until pancetta is crisp. Add the chili, garlic and rind and cook, stirring for 1 minute. Stir in the tomato, capers and rocket.
Add the pancetta mixture to the pasta and toss to combine. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Serve topped with parmesan.

Notes

This delicious dinner is 12 SmartPoints value per serve. Baby capers are sold either pickled in brine or packed in salt so rinse well before using. They are available in jars in the condiments aisle of the supermarket. Serve with 0 SmartPoints value salad of lettuce, tomatoes and cucumber.

20 Comments

- - ChiWren said
  - 12 Sep 2024
    1:57 pm
What a yummy looking pasta, and it’s WW approved?! Yes please!

- - Mom7534689 said
  - 01 Jan 2022
    7:21 am
Yummy

- - meedee said
  - 29 Sep 2021
    7:05 am
It looks wonderfully colourful. I would love to give it a taste

- - tessie said
  - 15 May 2017
    1:09 pm
Sounds interesting but not my cup of tea so to speak. I can’t have chilli or lemon so will have to give this a miss. I’m sure a lot of people would love it though

- - Ellen said
  - 14 May 2017
    1:41 am
Thanks for sharing but not my type of dish as we’re vegetarian and don’t eat panchetta, kids don’t like lemon rind in dinner, chilli and capers….

- - rachel1970 said
  - 13 May 2017
    6:57 am
Hubby makes something like this for a quick and simple dinner for us

- - mom101628 said
  - 11 May 2017
    10:28 pm
Looks great – thanks for sharing.

- - rovermum said
  - 11 May 2017
    5:29 pm
Another yummy and interesting pasta dish to try. I’m not a fan of capers or chilli, so happy to leave them out and still enjoy this meal.

- - mom93821 said
  - 03 May 2017
    5:32 am
Love the look of this pasta dish – has a Spring look about it!

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 12 Jan 2017
    8:12 pm
weight watchers recipes are awesome, look forward to seeing them on this site

- - ella12 said
  - 07 Sep 2016
    4:42 pm
Looks lovely minus the capers lol!

- - Melissa89 said
  - 29 Jul 2016
    3:29 pm
This sounds so gourmet! Yum!

- - sharna_booth_weinrowski said
  - 22 May 2016
    9:19 am
what a simple and tasty pasta dish! I will be trying this!

- - mom62527 said
  - 10 May 2016
    7:09 pm
Yum sounds so healthy and delicious!

- - mom62624 said
  - 15 Mar 2016
    5:17 am
A simple and delicious dish; thanks for sharing!.

- - Iggy's Mumma said
  - 24 Feb 2016
    5:41 pm
This recipe sounds delicious! I can’t wait to try it! Yum

- - rovermum said
  - 24 Feb 2016
    11:49 am
We love pasta in our house and while there are many favourites, I’m always up for introducing something new and different. I love this – without the capers and chilli! Sounds so fresh and yummy.

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 23 Feb 2016
    8:05 pm
this sounds so tasty and fresh. love the recipe

- - meljware said
  - 20 Feb 2016
    7:36 pm
Looks delicious! Can’t wait to make this recipe.

- - mom112217 said
  - 20 Feb 2016
    3:19 pm
My partner loves pancetta so this recipe will make him very happy and thanks for the capers information!