Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, creamy pasta with bacon and peas. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook creamy pasta with bacon and peas using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Creamy Pasta With Bacon and Peas:
- Take 10 slices thick cut smoked (or not) bacon
- Prepare Sea salt
- Make ready 1 pound dried mini-shell or other small pasta (I use Orrechiette)
- Take 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- Take Freshly ground black pepper
- Get 2 Cups Frozen Peas
- Take 1/2 cup whole milk Greek Yogurt (I use Cabot Yogurt)
- Make ready 2 Tablespoons finely chopped Mint leaves
- Make ready Juice of 1 onion
- Make ready I large onion, coarsely chopped
- Make ready 6 ounces grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions to make Creamy Pasta With Bacon and Peas:
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted to a boil. Meanwhile, cut sliced bacon into 1/2 inch pieces, Add pasta to boiling water and cook to taste.
- While pasta is cooking, place a large skillet over medium heat, and add 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add bacon and a sprinkling of pepper, fry for 5 minutes, then add onion until bacon is golden and crisp. Immediately add frozen peas and stir for a minute or two. Mix 1/3 cup of pasta water with yogurt and add it with chopped Mint to skillet
- Reserve 1 cup of the pasta cooking water, and drain the pasta. Add pasta to the skillet and stir. Add lemon juice, and adjust salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a simmer, then remove from heat. The mixture should be a bit thick; if desired, a splash of the pasta water may be added to the sauce to thin it slightly.
- Add Parmesan and stir to mix. If desired, serve with a green salad.
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