Description
This delicious, smooth and creamy pasta is loaded with cheese and turkey bacon to yield the ultimate comfort food.
Ingredients
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- 2 cups dry pasta
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 and 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 strips of turkey bacon, cut in small slices
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 clove garlic, pressed
- 3/4 cup parmigiano reggiano (parmesan cheese), freshly grated
- 3 tablespoons asiago cheese, grated (reserve some for garnish)
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package instructions. When boiling the pasta, add salt and 1 tbsp. olive oil to the water.
- Heat 1/2 tbsp. olive oil in a large frying pan over medium heat.
- Add the bacon and cook for about 4-5 minutes until they start to get crispy.
- Add the butter and cream. Add salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add the garlic and whisk in the parmesan cheese and asiago cheese, until melted.
- Once pasta is cooked and drained, put it back in the pot and heat on low.
- Pour in the sauce and mix thoroughly until pasta is evenly coated.
- Serve and sprinkle some asiago cheese on top.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Entree
- Cuisine: Italian