Happy Spring!
Aren’t you glad it’s springtime?
Though we’ve had a mild winter…
And it’s a bit chillier here than it’s been all winter…
So I’m pretending it’s spring.
And this will make you feel like spring…
A delicious and quick pasta that the kids will adore!
Mom and Dad too!
Feel free to add grilled chicken or shrimp to make it a heartier dish.
Bow ties with spring veggies & pancetta
WHAT YOU NEED:
1 box bow tie pasta
4 slices thick cut bacon, chopped
1 1/4 pounds asparagus, trimmed, cut on diagonal into 1-inch pieces
1 scallions, thinly sliced
8 ounces crimini mushrooms
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
1/3 cup heavy cream
3 T extra virgin olive oil
juice of 1/2 lemon
1 T lemon zest
1/4 cup italian parsley, chopped
1/4 cup basil, torn
WHAT TO DO:
Heat a large pasta pot over high heat. When boiling add salt and cook pasta until al dente. Drain, but reserve 1 cup pasta cooking liquid. Return pasta to pot.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet cook bacon over medium heat until crispy. Using slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels to drain. Set aside.
Pour off all but 1 teaspoon drippings from skillet. Add mushrooms to the drippings. Cook for 3 minutes. Add asparagus, scallions, and garlic to the mushrooms in skillet and cook for 3 more minutes minutes. Remove from heat.
Add veggies, 1/2 cup pasta cooking liquid, 1/2 cup Parmesan, cream, olive oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, parsley, basil, and S&P to pasta.
Mix well. Add more pasta water if necessary. Sprinkle with bacon and more cheese if desired.
Tasty Tidbit – Kids not asparagus fans? Try this dish with frozen peas!
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This looks fabulous! I love asparagus with pasta. Thanks, Alex!
Stay warm, Candace
This sounds yummy-and my hubby will try ANYTHING with bacon in it
(I can’t believe it’s still snowing up north! It’s in the 50′s here right now but the temps are supposed to drop in the next few days. Hopefully Spring will be here soon!)
Yum! I love a spring pasta dish. Thanks for the recipe.
Pasta + bacon = HAPPY!! This looks fantastic…can’t wait to try it.
ewww SO yummy! wonder if I could do a few subs in there to make it a bit healthier?! Your dishes ALWAYS sound so tasty!!!
Sounds delicious. I love the addition of asparagus, and yes, I think I’d put grilled chicken on top. What’s crimini?? I thought it was an expletive.
oh yummy! we got 8 inches overnight and it is still snowing!! Ugh, I need spring! anne
Yum Alex – you had me at Pasta!
That sounds super yummy! It’s going on ‘the list” There’s this thing they do here in The South that I’d heard of, but never did up north… keeping your bacon drippings in the fridge… Bacon (or bacon fat) makes everything better!
I’m not going to tell you what the weather is like down here today…
Absolutely yum, yum!
I made something like that tonight sans bacon. I was eating it and thinking that it should have had bacon. Next time…
Yum yum! If it involves bacon in any form, I’m all in. Wonderful recipe Alex!
This looks amazing. Adding it to my list of things to make soon. I would love it right now.
Yay! I love using bowtie pasta. This dish looks yummy!
Oh yes that would be a HIT!!!