Pan fried tomatoes with Spaghetti

Daniel cooked this for our lunch today... my job was to slice and dice.

It's a simple and fairly healthy meal that we have after over-indulging in rich food.

The original recipe came from a Jamie Oliver book but we've adapted it several times to our tastes and depending on the ingredients we're able to get.

The ingredients for my fav version:

1.Fresh cherry tomatoes ( red and yellow for color!) - halved

2. Fresh Basil leaves - hand torn into pieces

3. Fresh garlic - thinly sliced

4. Fresh Chilli- diced ( add more if you like it spicy)

5. Olive oil ( we like extra virgin for the strong flavour)

6. Bacon ( adds saltiness to the dish and if you're a meat person, just add more! Remember to cut down on salt)

7. Salt & Pepper to taste

8. Barilla Spaghetti No. 5

Cooking directions ( I watched Daniel & took notes! I didn't dream this up so you don't have to worry that your dish ends up burnt as mine usually does)

1. Boil water for spaghetti. Once water boils, add salt, then add the spaghetti. Cook noodle till slightly al dente.

While spaghetti is cooking...

1. Fry bacon, remove from fire and drain oil. Set aside.

2. fry garlic in olive oil ( in seperate pan!) till lightly brown.

3. Add chilli, stir.

4. Add tomatoes and salt to taste. Fry till tomatoes are soft.

5. Add basil & cooked bacon

6. Drain cooked spaghetti and add to the frying contents.

7. Stir fry all contents.

8. Add salt to taste if required.

9. Turn off fire then add pepper and a dash of olive oil to coat the noodles

10. Serve

I hope you enjoy this as much as I do!