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Lemon Garlic and Crispy Bacon Pasta. Farfalle, bowtie pasta, with butter, caramelized onions, and garlic all topped with crispy bacon, parmesan cheese, and pine nuts. A light and fresh pasta with lemon butter and bacon. www.modernhoney.com

We recently attended theannual Chiles and Chocolate Festival in Phoenix. It was my kind of culinary heaven!  We found this stand selling freshly made pasta and fell in love with their lemon striped farfalle pasta.  I couldn’t wait to make something light and fresh with the pasta and after picking dozens of lemons from our neighbor’s trees, I felt I had the perfect combo. You will love this pasta!

Lemon Garlic and Crispy Bacon Pasta. Farfalle, bowtie pasta, with butter, caramelized onions, and garlic all topped with crispy bacon, parmesan cheese, and pine nuts. A light and fresh pasta with lemon butter and bacon. www.modernhoney.com

This Lemon Garlic and Crispy Bacon Pasta is made by first sauteing onion and garlic in butter. Farfalle is cooked until al dente and is tossed with the garlic butter and fresh lemon juice. It is topped with crispy bacon, parmesan cheese, fresh parsley and crunchy pine nuts.  It is such a fresh pasta dish that is perfect for Spring and Summer.

Lemon Garlic and Crispy Bacon Pasta. Farfalle, bowtie pasta, with butter, caramelized onions, and garlic all topped with crispy bacon, parmesan cheese, and pine nuts. A light and fresh pasta with lemon butter and bacon. www.modernhoney.com

This Lemon Garlic and Crispy Bacon Pasta is such a versatile dish as you can intermix different kinds of pasta from linguine to campanelle. You can use fresh parsley or basil to add freshness. If you don’t have pine nuts on hand, use walnuts or almonds. Pancetta can be used instead of bacon as well. You can even add some chopped tomatoes to add some extra freshness and vibrant color.

Lemon Garlic and Crispy Bacon Pasta. Farfalle, bowtie pasta, with butter, caramelized onions, and garlic all topped with crispy bacon, parmesan cheese, and pine nuts. A light and fresh pasta with lemon butter and bacon. www.modernhoney.com

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Lemon Garlic and Crispy Bacon Pasta

By: Melissa Stadler, Modern Honey
Farfalle pasta tossed with garlic lemon butter and topped with crispy bacon, parmesan cheese, fresh parsley, and crunchy pine nuts.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 6

Ingredients  

  • 8 Tablespoons Butter 1 stick
  • 1/2 Onion diced
  • 3 Garlic Cloves diced
  • 1 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
  • Salt to taste
  • 6-8 Slices Center Cut Bacon
  • 1 lb. Farfalle Pasta or pasta of choice
  • 1/4 cup Fresh Lemon Juice
  • 1 cup Parmesan Cheese
  • 1/4 cup Pine Nuts
  • 2 Tablespoons Fresh Parsley or basil, chopped
  • Optional: 1 tomato diced

Instructions 

  • In medium skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until softened -- about 6-7 minutes. Toss in red pepper flakes and cook for 1 minute more.
  • In another skillet, cook bacon until crispy and drain on paper towel lined plate.
  • Fill pot with enough water to cover pasta and heat water until boiling. Add a generous amount of salt to water. Add pasta and cook according to package instructions.
  • Drain pasta. Once pasta is drained, return to pot.
  • Stir in garlic butter mixture into pasta. Add lemon juice and salt.
  • Place in bowls or plates and top with crispy bacon, parmesan cheese, pine nuts, and fresh parsley.
  • Season to taste.

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 6
Keyword: lemon bacon pasta
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Lemon Garlic and Crispy Bacon Pasta. Farfalle, bowtie pasta, with butter, caramelized onions, and garlic all topped with crispy bacon, parmesan cheese, and pine nuts. A light and fresh pasta with lemon butter and bacon. www.modernhoney.com

 


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5 Comments

  1. 5 stars
    This was a huge hit with the family! I eliminated the red pepper flakes to make it more kid-friendly. These flavors all blend so nicely. Perfect summer pasta!

  2. 5 stars
    I just made this for my teen boys. A big hit! I made 4 little tweaks: 1)I let the onions and garlic simmer on low about 10 minutes total so they were super soft 2) I used unsalted butter instead of salted 3) skipped the pine nuts 4) used a whole pack of center cut bacon. It’s Just the right amount of heat. Very tasty and easy to put together..

  3. Melissa,

    Do you think that this pasta would be good with spaghetti squash as a substitute for pasta? I also considered making the love machine pasta with spaghetti squash instead, but this looked particularly tasty! Thoughts?

    Caroline

  4. 5 stars
    Hi Noelle! Thank you so much for such kind comment. I am so glad that you love the recipes on Modern Honey. I appreciate your support! – Melissa 🙂

  5. 4 stars
    This seems like I could eat the whole bowl all by myself… XD
    Seriously, I became addicted to your recipes!