It is the end of summer, and I have so many TOMATOES! I knew I needed to use them, but how could I use them differently then I already had. I already used them in salads and sauces, and I’m not a fan of tomatoes soup or how they taste when they are dried.
I opened up the fridge to see what would go with tomatoes, and what would be fast. I had some leftover pasta, peas and bacon. The bacon was this precooked bacon from Costco that you can reheat in a skillet or microwave, it is amazing!
I threw the bacon in a skillet and cooked it and set it aside. I threw the noodles in the hot skillet and you could hear this sizzle. I didn’t want the noodles to stick to the pan and I wanted some more flavor so I added some pesto sauce. I threw the tomatoes in and let everything get nice and hot.
When it was nice and warm, I added a little parmesan cheese and some peas and stirred gently. I like cheese, so I topped everything off with some mozzarella cheese. I let the cheese get all melted and served it up. This yummy dinner took less than 30 minutes. How great is that!
Ingredients
- 8-10 slices of bacon (Chicken or another protein would be good too)
- 2 cups cooked pasta ( I used macaroni noodles, but Spagetti noodles would be really good too)
- 1 -2 cups grape tomatoes
- 1 cup peas
- 2-3 Tbspn pesto
- Salt to taste
- 4 Tbspn parmesan cheese
- 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese (optional)
Directions
- Cook the bacon and remove from the pan.
- In the same hot pan, medium-medium high and your cooked pasta. You should hear a nice sizzle.
- Add your pesto and tomatoes to the noodles and stir gently, until the pesto is nicely combined. Taste to see if more pesto and or salt is needed.
- When everything is hot, add your peas and parmesan and again stir gently until combined.
- If you are adding mozzarella cheese, sprinkle liberally over the top and turn off the skillet.
