This pasta dish has a nice and creamy sauce that coats the noodles well without too much extra sauce. The bacon and tomatoes add great flavor to the dish as well. As some people say, everything tastes better with bacon, right?
This dish makes a wonderful side dish for any meat and would serve 8 people or you could serve this as the main dish and then it would serve 4 people.
Bacon and Tomato Pasta
Ingredients:
- 8 slices turkey bacon, chopped
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, cut in half
- 8 ounce tub light chive and onion cream cheese
- 1 cup fat free milk
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 16 ounces penne pasta
Directions:
- Cook pasta according to package directions.
- Cook chopped bacon in a skillet, over medium heat, for about 5 minutes or until crisp, stirring occasionally. Drain off excess fat.
- Stir in the tomatoes, then add the cream cheese, milk, and grated Parmesan cheese, mixing well.
- Cook until hot and bubbly stirring frequently.
- Add the hot pasta stirring to mix.
Serves: 8 Serves: 4
Calories: 386.8 Calories: 773.6
Total Fat: 14.8g Total Fat: 29.6g
Saturated: 8g Saturated: 16g
Polyunsaturated: 0.5g Polyunsaturated: 1g
Monounsaturated: 0g Monounsaturated: 0g
Trans: 0g Trans: 0g
Cholesterol: 48.1g Cholesterol: 96.2g
Sodium: 369.9mg Sodium: 739.8mg
Potassium: 50mg Potassium: 100mg
Total Carbs: 47g Total Carbs: 94g
Dietary Fiber: 2.5g Dietary Fiber: 5g
Sugars: 6.5g Sugars:13g
Protein: 15.2g Protein: 30.4g
Vitamin A: 13.5% Vitamin A: 27%
Vitamin C: 8.2% Vitamin C: 16.4%
Calcium: 16.4% Calcium: 32.8%
Iron: 10.5% Iron: 21%
*The nutritional information will vary slightly depending on the brands you use.
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