A light, flavorful pasta toss, accented with crumbled bacon, is a quick and easy dinner solution for any night of the week. Use whatever veggies you have on hand to add to the colorful dish. Serve with a mixed greens salad.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: about 2 cups pasta mixture and 1 tablespoon cheese)
Ingredients
- 8 ounces uncooked cavatappi
- 4 slices center-cut bacon, chopped
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 cup prechopped onion
- 1 teaspoon bottled minced garlic
- 1 medium zucchini, quartered lengthwise and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- 1 cup fresh corn kernels (about 2 ears)
- 1 pint grape tomatoes
- 1/2 cup (2 ounces) shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, divided
- 1/4 cup small fresh basil leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Preparation
1. Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat; drain.
2. While pasta cooks, cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 5 minutes or until crisp. Remove bacon from pan with a slotted spoon, reserving drippings in pan; add oil to drippings. Add onion and garlic to pan; sauté 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add zucchini; cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in corn and tomatoes; cook 5 minutes or until tomatoes burst, stirring occasionally. Add pasta to tomato mixture; toss. Cook 1 minute or until thoroughly heated, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Add 1/4 cup cheese, basil, salt, and pepper; toss to combine. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Mixed greens salad: Combine 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar, 1 tablespoon orange juice, 2 teaspoons honey, 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Whisk in 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil. Toss with 6 cups mixed salad greens.
Nutritional Information
- Calories:248
- Fat:8.4g (sat 3.3g,mono 2.9g,poly 0.8g)
- Protein:12.8g
- Carbohydrate:32.6g
- Fiber:4g
- Cholesterol:15mg
- Iron:1.7mg
- Sodium:626mg
- Calcium:203mg
**Wonderful recipe, very tasty, and once everything is chopped, it's very quick!
This was delicious, we made it one of the first days back from ND! I will definitely make it again.
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