Jamie's Ministry of Food | Mini Shell Pasta | Channel 4

This is one of the dishes I cook for my kids, but to be honest, it's so good that me and Jools always eat it too! Mini pasta shells are actually meant to be added to soups, but they're quick and easy to cook, which makes them a good thing to serve with pasta sauces.
All in all this should take you no more than five and a half minutes to cook. However, if you decide to go for a bigger type of pasta, remember that it will need more time to cook than these mini shells.

To prepare your pasta.

Finely slice the bacon.
Pick the mint leaves and discard the stalks. Finely grate the Parmesan.

To cook your pasta.

Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil.
Add the mini shells and cook according to the packet instructions.
Get a large frying pan over a medium heat and add a good lug of olive oil and the butter.
Add the bacon to the pan, sprinkle a little pepper over and fry until golden and crisp.
Meanwhile, finely chop your mint leaves
As soon as the bacon is golden, add your frozen peas and give the pan a good shake.
After a minute or so, add the crème fraîche and chopped mint to the bacon and peas.
Drain the pasta in a colander over a large bowl, reserving some of the cooking water.
Add the pasta to the frying pan
Halve your lemon and squeeze the juice over the pasta.
When its all bubbling away nicely, remove from the heat.
Its really important that the sauce is creamy, silky and delicious but if its too thick for you, add a splash of the reserved cooking water to thin it out a bit.
Add the grated Parmesan and give the pan a shake to mix it in.

To serve your pasta.

Divide your pasta between plates or bowls, or put it on the table in a large serving dish and let everyone help themselves.

Lovely with a simply dressed green salad!

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[flashclynes]

why on earth doesn't Channel4 give me permission to embed this video? The whole idea is to spread the word,

[spacec0wboy]

where the heck is"a little olive oil on top"?!that is not Jamie!

[diehard93]

pause at 0:11 XD

[123matt567]

lol "You can't just sit there sort of pokin' it around a bit." :D

[Gannondalf]

my god i wish i was jamie olivers kid lol

[mylescloutier]

@flashclynes

You can download it free under iTunes podcasts. Probably elsewhere. But yeah that's dumb.

[spacec0wboy]

@jeanfou1 it`s smoked bacon not the raw one.

[jeanfou1]

Jamie, wash your cutting board after slicing raw bacon on it!!! Eeeeeewwwww!

[MrLouieLove]

my sistahs Italian ex boyfriend made this dish..simple without the mint.....wow..is there a diff bween mint and no mint? well his dish was deelish..scared to add mint i mean would it taste like toothpast after? lol

[OkieFromNorman]

Pass it on? Ministry of food? What a gimmick lol. Looks like u guys are "eating it up" as well. Poor ppl. Hey guys... it's not a religious movement ok? It's pasta and peas. Get a life. I'm a huge foodie and love cooking, but seriously, what a bunch of nonsense.