Who said only the Italians know how to make a good pasta? This pasta dish combines crispy bacon with pumpkin and blue cheese, all folded through fettucine and topped with toasted pinenuts – bellissimo! Servings: 4

Pumpkin and Blue Cheese Fettuccine Recipe Ingredients: 400g Dried Fettuccini 5-6 Rashers Bacon, rind removed and cut into 3-4 cm pieces 600g The Good Taste Company Fresh Creamy Pumpkin Soup 2 tbsp Parsley or Chives, freshly chopped 1/4 c Pinenuts, toasted 150g pottle Tararua Blue Cheese and Chives

Directions:
Cook fettucine in a large saucepan of boiling salted water until 'al-dente', drain well.

Heat a dash of oil in a deep frying pan and quickly cook the bacon pieces until crisp and golden.

Stir in The Good Taste Company Fresh Creamy Pumpkin Soup, Cream Cheese and blue cheese and heat gently, season with pepper and parsley. Toss in the fettucine.

Serve with toasted pinenuts