Marmie's Asparagus Pea Pasta With Bacon and Feta

Name: Marmie's Asparagus Pea Pasta With Bacon and Feta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 4 cups uncooked penne pasta; 8 slices bacon; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 large onion, chopped; 3 cloves crushed garlic; 1 -2 hot pepper, finely chopped (optional); 2 tablespoons basil, flavour evoo; 3 cups frozen peas or 3 cups fresh peas; 4 cups asparagus, sliced in 1 . 5-inch pieces; 1/4 cup basil; 3/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled; 6 tablespoons chopped dill; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 1 teaspoon pepper

Submitted by Marmies

"I found a recipe somewhere on the internet and thought it looked really great, but as usual.. I can't leave well enough alone so I started tinkering and made a hardy pasta dish that is delicious both hot and cold :) I can only imagine how yummy some salmon or even leftover chicken would taste in this as well...(When I find the original poster of my inspiration, I will share it here)"

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 8

ingredients

4 cups uncooked penne pasta
8 slices bacon
2 tablespoons butter
1 large onion, chopped
3 cloves crushed garlic
1 -2 hot pepper, finely chopped (optional)
2 tablespoons basil, flavour evoo
3 cups frozen peas or 3 cups fresh peas
4 cups asparagus, sliced in 1 . 5-inch pieces
¹⁄₄ cup basil
³⁄₄ cup feta cheese, crumbled
6 tablespoons chopped dill
¹⁄₄ cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon pepper

directions

Boil pasta until el'dante according to package directions, then drain and set aside.
Meanwhile --
Fry bacon in large fry pan or dutch oven until moderately crisp then remove bacon from pan and set aside, leaving bacon fat in pan.
add butter, to frying pan (there was very little bacon fat in the bacon I used).
saute onion, garlic and hot red pepper aprox 3 min - don't brown. only until slightly cooked.
spoon away bacon fat and butter and reserve in case needed.
add Basil flavored EVOO to pan.
add asparagus to pan, saute 2 min longer.
add peas to pan, saute 2 more min if frozen. 1 min if fresh.
add Feta, Dill, Lemon. basil and pepper to pan with drained pasta.
Toss all together and serve warm or cold :).
(This would taste fab with a salmon fillet broken up and tossed through as well).

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Marmies

I live on a farm in beautiful Alberta Canada with my husband and children. Between us we have six 'kids' ranging in age from 16 - 26 years old. Now that there are only two of our kids left living at home, I have more time to play around with my real passion; cooking and trying new recipes. I really love it when the kids come home so I can cook for them. I truly enjoy harvesting our massive garden (well, actually it is more my husband Jerry's garden if I am honest.)and putting up preserves every year. We have a great arrangement, he plants and weeds - I cook and can everything edible! It works well for us. My favorite thing is when my husband and I share a glass of wine while I am cooking and have the best visits. Oh so much good food out there and so little waistline to spare! My idea of a nice vacation souvenir is a pile of new and unusual spices to play with! If I don't know what it is.... I just search for it on Recipezaar!!! Way too much fun!

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