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Creamy tomato pasta is an easy main dish recipe that combines cream cheese with classic tomato sauce and spaghetti.
It may sound a little unorthodox to add cream cheese to a pasta recipe, but it adds a tangy note to the sauce and a nice creaminess that turns this dish from an ordinary weeknight dinner to something you could serve to company.
Ingredients of Easy Creamy Bacon, Asparagus, Tomato Pasta with Boursin (or Cream Cheese)
- Prepare 8 oz of pasta of choice, boiled al dente and drained (I used spaghetti this time).
- Prepare of olive oil.
- Prepare 5 slices of bacon, cut into 1/3" pieces.
- You need 1/2 pound of asparagus, woody part snapped off, and cut into 1.5-inch pieces.
- It's 1 pint of fresh cherry or grape tomatoes, halved OR 1 (15 oz.) can diced tomatoes, drained.
- You need 1/4 cup of chopped fresh parsley OR 1 to 2 Tablespoons dried.
- It's 3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped.
- It's 1 Tablespoon of lemon juice.
- Prepare 3-4 Tablespoons of Boursin (any flavor) or cream cheese.
- Prepare of salt.
Easy Creamy Bacon, Asparagus, Tomato Pasta with Boursin (or Cream Cheese) step by step
- In a large frying pan, bring 1/2 Tablespoon olive oil up to medium heat, add bacon to the pan, and render the bacon to your desired doneness. I like to render it about a third and still have some pork fat left on the bacon pieces..
- Turn heat to high, add asparagus, and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally..
- Add another 1 Tablespoon of olive oil, add tomatoes, and cook the tomatoes for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Don't fear the high heat - the liquid and volume of the asparagus and tomatoes will keep things from burning..
- Add garlic and three-quarters of the parsley, stir to incorporate, and cook until garlic is translucent..
- Add pasta, lemon juice, and cheese, and stir or toss everything together. Give the cheese a minute or so to melt, stirring a couple of times in the process. At this point, you'll want to salt to taste. I used about 1/2 teaspoon. Didn't need much because of the salt from the bacon and the cheese..
- When the cheese is melted, give everything another gentle toss to make sure all the ingredients are incorporated, sprinkle the rest of the parsley on top, and enjoy! :).
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