We love anything with BACON around our house. BLT's are gourmet food. So when I saw the opportunity to make BLT's a little different way I jumped at the idea!! Using pasta instead of bread. Brilliant. It did not let me down. The kids LOVED it. I served it as a side dish, but could of easily made it into a meal. Simple and delicious!!
BLT Pasta
12 oz. rigatoni pasta or other short pasta
9 slices of bacon (1/2 pound)
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 Tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup onion, diced
2 tomatoes, diced
baby spinach leaves
salt and pepper to taste
Cook pasta according to directions. Drain and set aside. Cook bacon until crisp. Transfer to a paper towel to blot off grease. Break into pieces Heat skillet to medium heat, add olive oil, vinegar and onion. Season with a little bit of salt and pepper. Cook stirring, until tender, about 5-6 minutes. Add the tomatoes, and desired amount of spinach. Toss together and cook for 1 minute. Toss the onion-tomato mixture with the pasta and fold in the bacon pieces. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot or at room temperature.
*I used turkey bacon and it was good!!
You really don't need measurements with this recipe.
12 oz. rigatoni pasta or other short pasta
9 slices of bacon (1/2 pound)
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 Tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1/2 cup onion, diced
2 tomatoes, diced
baby spinach leaves
salt and pepper to taste
Cook pasta according to directions. Drain and set aside. Cook bacon until crisp. Transfer to a paper towel to blot off grease. Break into pieces Heat skillet to medium heat, add olive oil, vinegar and onion. Season with a little bit of salt and pepper. Cook stirring, until tender, about 5-6 minutes. Add the tomatoes, and desired amount of spinach. Toss together and cook for 1 minute. Toss the onion-tomato mixture with the pasta and fold in the bacon pieces. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot or at room temperature.
You really don't need measurements with this recipe.
Perfect Summer dish!
YUM!!
I really like this idea -- the spinach is a great replacement for iceberg lettuce!
ReplyDeleteLooks good for an extra hot and humid day... kinda like today:@)
ReplyDeleteWe love our BLT's, too! I love this idea, Tiffanee...thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteYUMMY :). Turkey Bacon is my favorite :)
ReplyDeleteI AM GOING TO TRY THIS WE HAVE LOTS OF FRESH TOMATOES
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