Description

Enjoy your BLT in pasta instead of a sandwich. Fresh, refrigerated linguine with bacon, green onions, cherry tomatoes make a wonderful dinner option. Serve garlic toast.

Ingredients

• 9 oz. package refrigerated fresh linguine pasta
• 8 slices hardwood smoked bacon, cut crosswise into 1/2-in. pieces
• 5 green onions, chopped (about 1/2 cup), divided
• 10 oz. cherry tomatoes, each cut in half
• 2 t. refrigerated fresh garlic blend
• 10 oz. container refrigerated Italian cheese and herb cooking creme
• salt, to taste
• freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Steps

1. Heat covered 4 quart saucepan of well salted water to boiling over high heat; add pasta; cook according to package directions. Reserve 1/2 c. of the pasta cooking water; drain pasta; return to same saucepan; cover to keep warm.
2. Meanwhile, in large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat 6 - 7 minutes or until crisp, stirring occasionally. Transfer bacon to a bowl. Reserve 2 T. bacon drippings; discard remaining drippings in pan.
3. Set aside 2 T. chopped green onions. Return 2 T. bacon drippings to same skillet; heat over medium heat 1 minute; add tomatoes, garlic and remaining green onions; cook 2 minutes or until tomatoes begin to soften, stirring occasionally. Stir in cooking creme and 1/4 c. of the reserved pasta cooking water; cook 2 minutes or until sauce is heated through, stirring occasionally. For a thinner sauce, stir in additional pasta cooking water. Stir in salt and pepper to taste, if desired.