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Pasta with Peas and Bacon Recipe
Pasta with peas and bacon is an easy and delicious pasta dinner recipe and a great way to use that bag of peas in your freezer. We make ours with healthy yogurt, lots of peas, a squeeze of lemon, and just enough bacon so this recipe feels like a treat.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 402 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
- 4 strips of bacon sliced into ½ inch pieces
- ½ medium onion minced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 ¼ cups chicken stock
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- A pinch of chili flakes
- 8 ounces dried pasta any kind will work. see blog post for ideas!
- 2 cup frozen peas
- 1 cup PLAIN yogurt can sub sour cream
- Zest and juice from ½ lemon about 2 tablespoons
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat a medium-sized pot over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and cook until crispy, about 8 minutes. Remove the bacon from the pot. If there are more than 2 tablespoons of oil in the pot, remove the extra. If there is less, add a little olive oil.
- Add the onion and garlic and cook until they are soft and begin to brown, about 5 minutes.
- Add the chicken stock, thyme, and chili flakes to the pot and bring to a boil. Add the pasta, stir, then cover and cook for 10 minutes, stirring the pasta twice while it cooks.
- After 10 minutes there should still be a little liquid left in the bottom of the pot. Add the peas and stir. Add the yogurt, lemon zest, and lemon juice and stir one more time. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1 ½ cups
Calories
402kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
63g
(21%)
Protein
20g
(40%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
20mg
(7%)
Sodium
367mg
(15%)
Potassium
610mg
(17%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
11g
(22%)
Vitamin A
628IU
(13%)
Vitamin C
31mg
(34%)
Calcium
119mg
(12%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 402
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 ½ cups | |
| Calories | 402kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 63g | 21% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 367mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 610mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 11g | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 628IU | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 31mg | 34% |
| Calcium | 119mg | 12% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.