Pasta with Peas and Bacon

It was one of those kind of nights.  I didn’t want to do take out and I didn’t want to go to the grocery store.  It was time to get creative and pull together a meal with some of the ingredients I had at home. Of course, I picked out some of my favorites – pasta, garlic, peas, and bacon!

This meal was so quick and easy and the entire family loved it. It’s a light dish (not low fat), but light and not heavy.  You could use any kind of pasta and/or vegetable.

Who doesn’t like a dish with bacon in it anyway?

Ingredients

• 1 Bag of Frozen Peas – defrosted
• 1 Box of Linguine Pasta
• 1 Small Onion Chopped
• 4 Cloves of Garlic
• 6-7 Slices of Cooked Bacon
• Salt and Pepper to Taste
• 4 Tablespoons of Olive Oil

Directions

1. Cook Pasta according to package directions.
2. While the pasta is cooking, add olive oil to large pan and sauté the onion and garlic.  I use a lot of garlic.
3. Add peas to pan and stir.  Cook the onion, garlic and peas over medium heat and add salt and pepper as desired.
4. Drain pasta and add to pea mixture on the stove.  Lightly toss to coat all of the pasta and pea mixture.
5. Break up bacon pieces and add to pan.  Lightly toss bacon into pasta.
6. Serve immediately and add fresh parmesan.

Enjoy!  This one is a keeper.