Last year I got hooked on Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, and the husband got me one of his cookbooks as a Christmas present! This recipe was in there and it’s now one of our FAVORITE meals. I love how it covers all of my bases so I don’t have to make any side dishes, it’s relatively healthy, and the whole family loves it. Really, you can’t go wrong. I have adapted the recipe for our tastes and what we normally have in the pantry.
- 5-10 Bacon Slices
- 1/2 – 1 C. Shredded Parmesan Cheese
- 1 lb. Mini Shell Pasta {or whatever you have on hand}
- 2 C. Frozen Peas
- Juice of 1 Lemon
- 2 Tbsp. Heavy Cream
- Pat of Butter
- To get started: slice up your bacon, get water boiling for the pasta, and heat a pat of butter over medium-high heat.
- Cook the pasta according to the package directions.
- Once your butter is melted, add the bacon to your pan with a nice sprinkling of pepper. Take a moment to listen to the sizzle and savor the smell. It’s really the most irresistible kitchen scent I think.
- When your bacon turns golden and crispy, add in the frozen peas and give it a quick stir.
- After a minute or two, pour in your heavy cream {I always just eyeball it and pour straight into the pan without measuring}. Give it another stir.
- Your pasta should be done cooking around this time, so drain and mix it into the bacon mixture.
- Stir everything together and squeeze the lemon over top. I always add a handful of shredded Parmesan cheese at this point then let everything bubble up a bit.
- Once everything starts bubbling, remove your pan from the heat and stir.
- Add another handful of cheese to the top and serve.
Doesn’t that just look delicious? I want to have some of this now! We’ve gotten to a point where I don’t need the written recipe for this anymore…it’s forever in my memory. But, isn’t that what helps to make a recipe so easy?
Hopefully your family will love this dish, and you can join in the Food Revolution!
I love waking up and seeing my email from you. This will be a dish that I sm going to serve this weekend. Keep up the good work. Awesome job
YUM! Totally pinning this for dinner this week!!!
LB
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It really is a must-try!
This does sound do good!! I am going to pin this to give it a try! I love simple, pasta dishes that most of the ingredients I probably already have in my pantry!!
Thanks so much for sharing this at Mom’s Test Meal Mondays!