BLT Pasta

BLT Pasta

Serves: 5-6    Preparation Time: 20-30 minutes

Our garden has an abundance of cherry tomatoes so I'm on the hunt to use them in creative, delicious ways. I found a recipe for BLT pasta online but made a few changes to create this dish. It's yummy, not too heavy, and the perfect summer dinner. :)

Ingredients: 

1/2 package of pasta, I like to use whole wheat spaghetti

Olive Oil 

1 tablespoon butter

1 red onion, diced

1/2 can of corn, drained 

1/2 package fresh spinach 

1/2 package bacon 

Cherry Tomatoes, cut in half 

Salt, pepper, garlic powder 

Parmesan cheese

Directions: 

1. Get a large pot of water up to a boil for the pasta. Add pasta when water is boiling and cook until al dente. Reserve 1/4 cup of pasta water. 
2. Begin cooking your bacon separately. I like to cook our bacon in the air fryer but another pan or in the oven would work fine. Cook your bacon until crisp, then drain and cut into pieces. 
3. Drizzle some olive oil into a large sauté pan. Begin sautéing the diced red onion and top with salt and pepper, and a few shakes of garlic powder. 
4. Once onion has softened, add in corn, cooked bacon and 1/2 the bag of spinach and cook until spinach is wilted. 
5. Add in cherry tomatoes, tablespoon of water, cooked pasta, and the pasta water. Toss all ingredients together using tongs. Add more salt, pepper, and about 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese. 
6. Top with more cheese before serving.