BOWTIE PASTA AND PEAS WITH BACON
Make and share this Bowtie Pasta and Peas With Bacon recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Douglas Poe
Categories Weeknight
Time 30m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Cook the bacon and chop; set aside.
- In a large pot add two big pinches of salt to boiling water for pasta.
- Cook pasta according to package directions.
- Reserve 1 cup of the pasta water before draining the pasta.
- When pasta is just about ready, in the pan you cooked bacon in add oil and heat over medium heat, sauté the onion until soft, but not browned, about 4 minutes.
- Add the garlic and cook another minute.
- Stir in one cup of the pasta water and the parsley, salt, pepper, Cajun seasoning and half and half; bring to a boil.
- Add the peas, reduce heat and simmer just until the peas are warmed through.
- Taste and adjust seasonings.
- Add pasta and toss together, top with bacon and parmesan cheese.
- Add the remaining pasta water only as needed for moisture.
PASTA WITH BACON AND PEAS
Make and share this Pasta With Bacon and Peas recipe from Food.com.
Provided by 2Bleu
Categories Pasta Shells
Time 40m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Place ricotta, parmesan, butter, salt and pepper in a large bowl. set aside. Fry bacon in skillet til crisp. Transfer bacon to paper plate to drain, crumbling once cooled. Reserve pan and bacon grease.
- To the bacon pan, add onion and cook about 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 more minute. Transfer onion mixture to cheese mixture.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta in boiling water. When it is just 1 minute till done, add peas to water.
- Reserving 1 cup of pasta/pea water, drain pasta and peas. Add half of the pasta water to the cheese mixture along with the lemon juice and mix till smooth.
- Add pasta and peas to the cheese mixture and toss to coat, adding more reserved water as necessary to moisten pasta. Stir in bacon bits, adjust seasoning, and serve.
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