Best Creamy Leek And Bacon Pasta Recipes

PASTA WITH BACON AND LEEKS

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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

Kosher salt
12 ounces mezzi rigatoni (or other short pasta)
4 slices bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 bunch leeks (white and light green parts only), halved lengthwise, thinly sliced and rinsed well
Freshly ground pepper
3/4 cup heavy cream
1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese, plus more for topping
Chopped fresh parsley, for topping

Steps:

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook as the label directs. Reserve 1 cup of the cooking water; drain the pasta.
Meanwhile, cook the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp, about 8 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels; pour off all but 1 tablespoon of the drippings from the skillet.
Add the leeks to the drippings in the skillet. Season with 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 3 minutes. Add the heavy cream and cook until it begins to thicken, about 2 minutes.
Add the pasta to the skillet along with the parmesan, half of the bacon and 1/2 teaspoon pepper; toss to coat, adding enough of the reserved pasta cooking water to loosen. To serve, top with the remaining bacon, more parmesan and parsley.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 365 calorie, Fat 32 grams, SaturatedFat 17 grams, Cholesterol 97 milligrams, Sodium 727 milligrams, Carbohydrate 66 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 21 grams

CREAMY LEEK AND BACON PASTA

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Make and share this Creamy Leek and Bacon Pasta recipe from Food.com.

Provided by sue george

Categories Vegetable

Time 15m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 large leek, washed and sliced
4 -6 slices lean bacon, chopped
373 ml evaporated low-fat milk
1/2 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon olive oil
400 g pasta

Steps:

Cook pasta in slighty salted boiling water.
add oil to frypan, and gently fry leeks and chopped bacon for about 6 mins or untill leeks are soft then add dried season and evaporated milk and cook gently for another 3mins check for seasoning, you may wish to add pepper at this stage. Stir in cooked pasta and add the parmesan cheese,stir well and serve with crusty bread.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 518.2, Fat 15.2, SaturatedFat 4.2, Cholesterol 15.4, Sodium 198.3, Carbohydrate 78, Fiber 3.6, Sugar 2.6, Protein 16