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Creamy Pea and Bacon Pasta

April 3, 2014 By All That I'm Eating 12 Comments

After my last £6 supper on BBC Radio Berkshire, Paul Ross was quite disappointed that the recipe included no frozen peas. It got me thinking that actually there’s plenty to celebrate in the humble frozen pea. They’re cheap, you can always keep some in the freezer and they are a welcome shot of greenness and sweetness at this time of year. This quick, easy and cheap meal is a little mid-week fanfare of the frozen pea.
Creamy Pea and Bacon Pasta

Ingredients

You will need (for four servings):
300g dried pasta (fusilli, penne are ideal)
 £0.60
12 rashers smoked streaky bacon, diced
 £1.50
1 small onion, finely chopped
 £0.10
150g frozen peas
 £0.18
150ml single cream
 £0.56
Few leaves fresh mint, finely shredded
 £0.10
30g Parmesan, grated (optional)
 £0.70
Salt and pepper
 £0.02
Olive oil for frying
 £0.02
Total
 £3.76

 Method

Get a large pan of salted water on to boil. Heat a frying pan to a medium heat and add a little oil then put in the onion and leave to soften for a few minutes.
When the water has boiled add the pasta and cook according to packet instructions.
While the pasta is cooking add the bacon to the pan with the onions. Fry the bacon and onions together until the bacon is golden.
4-5 minutes before the pasta is ready add the peas to the pan with the pasta in and leave to boil until the pasta time is up.
After the peas have gone in, add the cream to the bacon and onion with plenty of black pepper, reduce to a slow heat and stir regularly to warm the cream and slightly thicken it.
Drain the pasta and peas then stir through the cream and bacon. Add the mint and taste to see if you need to add a little salt and then mix in the Parmesan (if using). 
Creamy Bacon and Pea Pasta with Mint

Comforting, filling pasta; smoky, salty bacon; sweet, popping peas; a slight creaminess and a hint of cheese. I don’t think you can ask much more from a dinner. I almost always have these ingredients in the house so I think this will be making a regular appearance on my table. On writing this I thought perhaps this would make a nice dinner for tonight. I then remembered I used the last of my frozen peas making this one.

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Filed Under: April, Bacon, Budget Meals, Cheese, Cream, Dairy & Eggs, Dinner, Herbs, Meat & Fish, Mint, Onion, Pasta, Pea, Quick Recipes, Recipes By Month, Seasons, Spring, Vegetables Tagged With: budget meals, pasta, recipe

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Comments

  1. AvatarRosita Vargas says

    April 3, 2014 at 18:29

    Su pasta se ve deliciosa lindo y sabroso plato para mi almuerzo,abrazos

    Reply
  2. AvatarCookingJar HappyAccidents says

    April 3, 2014 at 20:23

    Just had me some variation of this yesterday aka Spaghetti Carbonara! I love the peas nice and plump.

    Reply
  3. AvatarNavaneetham Krishnan says

    April 4, 2014 at 03:58

    Nice and something I am seriously gonna replicate for this weekend. Have most of ingredients already at home.

    Reply
  4. AvatarElzbieta Hester says

    April 4, 2014 at 08:24

    I love that bacon and mint combination…and the creamy coating! 🙂 ela

    Reply
  5. AvatarMich PieceofCake says

    April 4, 2014 at 08:43

    Wow sure love this economical and delicious dish!

    Reply
  6. AvatarMedeja says

    April 4, 2014 at 08:45

    Cheap, quick and easy.. with peas.. this dish is for me 😀

    Reply
  7. AvatarMark Willis says

    April 4, 2014 at 10:56

    Nice one. But you forgot to factor-in the price of the bottle of Valpolicella!

    Reply
  8. AvatarCamilla Hawkins says

    April 4, 2014 at 12:10

    Yummy, I love creamy pasta with peas and bacon, my mum used to make it when I was a kid all the time:-)

    Reply
  9. Avatargrace says

    April 4, 2014 at 20:23

    i love seeing peas in pasta dishes, and the bacon and creamy sauce make this even better, obviously. 🙂

    Reply
  10. AvatarCorina says

    April 5, 2014 at 08:55

    I love the combination of flavours in this dish. It’s exactly what I’d love to eat in the evening.

    Reply
  11. AvatarJoanne says

    April 5, 2014 at 11:36

    Frozen peas are such a great ingredient to have around. They let you easily add a veggie into virtually any dish!

    Reply
  12. AvatarJudit + Corina @Wine Dine Daily says

    April 6, 2014 at 02:53

    This creamy pasta looks heavenly! The peas, bacon and mint sounds very deliciously together 🙂

    Reply

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