Fettuccine with bacon, peas and parmesan

By Diane0911

Ingredients

• 9 ounces fresh fettuccine noodles
• 6 slices bacon
• 1/2 cup chopped onions
• 2 tsp minced garlic
• 1 Tbls fresh thyme
• 1/2 cup frozen peas
• 1/2 cup chopped green onion bulbs (1 bundle)
• 1/3 cup half and half cream
• 2 tsp butter
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp black pepper
• 1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese

Preparation

Step 1

1 Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain pasta, serving 1/4 cup cooking liquid.
2 Cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from pan, resrving drippings in the pan. Crumble.
3 Add chopped onion, garlic and thyme to drippings in pan; saute 2 minutes. Stir in green peas; saute 1 minute. Stir in green peas; saute 1 minute. Add green onions in pan; saute 2 minutes. Add pasta reserved cooking liquid and half-and-half to pan. Cook 1 minute until thoroughly heated, tossing to combine.
4 Remove from heat. Add butter, salt, and pepper to pan; toss until butter melts. Sprinkle wih crumbled bacon and parmesan cheese.