Bowtie Pasta With Bacon Pesto
From crabhappychick 15 years ago
- 5 minutes to make
- Serves 4
I haven't tried this yet...I don't have to! Come on....bacon, basil, garlic and pine nuts on pasta?! This is a hands-down winner in my book! From the Baltimore Sun recently.
Ingredients
- 6 slices thick-cut bacon (preferably smoked) shopping list
- • water shopping list
- • salt shopping list
- • 12 ounces farfalle pasta shopping list
- • 2 1/2 cups (about 4 ounces) fresh basil shopping list
- • 1/4 cup pine nuts shopping list
- • 3 cloves garlic shopping list
- • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil shopping list
- • salt and ground black pepper, to taste shopping list
- • 1 tomato, seeded and diced shopping list
How to make it
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook the bacon until crisp, for about 8 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the bacon to paper towels and drain well. Let the bacon cool slightly.
- Meanwhile, bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta, and cook according to package directions. Reserve 1/4 cup of the pasta cooking water, then drain the pasta, return it to the pot and set aside.
- NOTE: I'm betting the sauce would be awesome on shrimp or chicken......yum.
- In a food processor, combine the bacon, basil, pine nuts and garlic. Pulse until well chopped. Then, with the processor running, drizzle in the olive oil until the ingredients form a thick paste. Stop the processor and scrape the sides with a rubber spatula as needed. Season with salt and pepper, then pulse again to blend.
- Add the pesto to the pasta and toss well. Add just a bit of the pasta cooking water and toss again. Serve topped with diced tomato.
- Makes 4 servings.
The Rating
Reviewed by 9 people-
Mmmmmmm yummmm i love it linda ill bring some sourdough french bread and dessert ok !!!
tink
minitindel
in THE HEART OF THE WINE COUNTRY loved it
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I'm with you and Tink...sounds like a winner to me!! I'll bring the margaritas!!
sparow64
in Sweetwater loved it
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WHAT ... bacon pesto can hardly wrap my brain around it! It sounds wonderful, I love that you can do anything with bacon. One night at my work (we were bored) we coated it in our beer-batter and deep-fried it OMG it was amazing!!!!
I love bacon...more
asheats
in BIG BEAR LAKE loved it
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