Bacon and Asparagus Pasta

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Who doesn’t love pasta??

Who doesn’t love bacon??

Who doesn’t love asparagus?? OK… I know a number of people that don’t like the this green veggie.  But it so yummy in this pasta!

Here is the deal.  A lot of nights I get home late after work, realize it is dinner time and scramble to find something to eat.  To be completely honest -this was one of those nights but dinner turned out to be delicious!  🙂

So I look around the kitchen and start assessing what is on hand to cook.  Alright what to cook…..

Grains? Check – Farfalle noodles.

Meat? Check – Bacon.

Something somewhat healthy? Check – Asparagus!  Let’s make pasta, baby!

Bacon and Asparagus Pasta
 
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Recipe type: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
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Ingredients
  • 8 ounces bacon
  • 1 bunch of asparagus (cut into 3rds – only using top ⅔rds)
  • 2 pats of butter
  • 1 box of farfalle noodles
  • ¼ cup white wine
  • ⅔ cup chicken stock
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • ¼ tsp. garlic powder
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Start boiling water for noodles and warm up your iron skillet.
  2. Brown bacon. Drain most of the skillet (leaving a good coating of oil on the bottom) and set bacon to the side. Chop into fine pieces.
  3. Throw in the asparagus and start to cook with the butter melting on top.
  4. **Start cooking noodles if you haven’t already – I made mine a bit too early so poured some of the bacon grease on top of them to keep them from drying and sticking together.
  5. Pour in wine into skillet and let cook off for about 2-3 minutes. Add in chicken stock and heavy cream, bacon as well as the seasoning. Bring to a boil and then turn down the heat.
  6. After about 5 minutes on low heat stir in noodles.
  7. Enjoy!

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Nom nom asparagus!
 
 

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Squeeze some lemon on these and they don’t even need to go into the pasta.  Well… maybe next time. 🙂
 
 


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Bacon!!! Millie (my dog) may have gotten a bite or two of this 🙂 – don’t forget to chop it all up before it goes back into the skillet.
 
 

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Shhhhh – these noodles have bacon grease on them to keep them from drying out! 😉
 
 

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Dinner is ready!!!
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
Cheers from the heart,

Madeline

 

 

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