Pasta with smoked bacon and quark

Pasta with smoked bacon and quark

Main dishes

A simple recipe for pasta with smoked bacon, onion, cream cheese, and herbs.

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This is a comforting dish that can be prepared quickly. It’s perfect for a family dinner or a get-together with friends.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total25 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfrying pan
  • Estimated cost$5.92 $1.48 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $3.05
  • $0.21
  • $1.73
  • $0.27
  • $0.66

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 5 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Cook the pasta.
  2. Dice the bacon and cook it in a frying pan until it’s crispy.
  3. Add the chopped onion and cook it with the bacon until browned. ≈ 3 min
  4. Mix with the hot pasta. ≈ 4 min
  5. Sprinkle with crumbled ricotta cheese, pepper, and chopped chives. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Pasta with smoked bacon and quark

  • 250 g of smoked bacon$3.05
  • 1 onion$0.21
  • farmer’s cheese (twaróg)$1.73
  • pepper$0.27
  • chives$0.66

Total$5.92

that's $1.48 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 400 g of pasta
  • 250 g of smoked bacon
  • 1 onion
  • farmer’s cheese (twaróg)
  • pepper
  • chives

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