Pasta, Peas and Bacon is one of my favorite quick and easy dishes!
You can use whatever type of pasta you like and I often substitute peas with what in season vegetable I find, and/or what’s in my garden.
Pasta and Peas is one of those versatile make it your own dishes.
Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add pasta and cook 8 minutes. Drain pasta, reserve 1 cup of pasta cooking water.
Rinse pasta in hot water, drain again, toss in 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and set aside.
Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, add bacon and saute until crisp about 7 minutes, remove bacon from pan and drain on a paper napkin.
Reserve bacon grease, add chopped onion to bacon grease, saute 5 minutes, add seasonings to pan, garlic and parsley, cook 1 minute more.
Add peas to pan, saute for about 5 minutes, add pasta to pan, and 1/2 cup of pasta cooking water, mix well and cook about 3 minutes to heat pasta.
Remove pan from heat, stir in drained mozzarella balls and bacon, toss well and serve immediately.
Grab a fork and enjoy!
Pasta, Peas, and Bacon with Marinated Mozzarella Balls
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4-6
Ingredients:
1 lb. Barilla linguine
1 pack bacon, thick cut, diced
12 ounces mozzarella balls, marinated
2 cups peas, frozen
1/2 red onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons Italian parsley, minced
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon creole seasoning
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Directions:
Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add pasta and cook 8 minutes. Drain pasta, reserve 1 cup of pasta cooking water. Rinse pasta in hot water, drain again, toss in 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and set aside.
Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, add bacon and saute until crisp about 7 minutes, remove bacon from pan and drain on a paper napkin.
Reserve bacon grease, add chopped onion to bacon grease, saute 5 minutes, add seasonings to pan, garlic and parsley, cook 1 minute more.
Add peas to pan, saute for about 5 minutes, add pasta to pan, and 1/2 cup of pasta cooking water, mix well and cook about 3 minutes to heat pasta.
Remove pan from heat, stir in drained mozzarella balls and bacon, toss well and serve immediately.
