Creamy Asparagus & Bacon Pasta Bake

Name: Creamy Asparagus & Bacon Pasta Bake with Parmesan & Lemon
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 4 oz Bacon; 6 oz Penne; 6 oz Asparagus; 1 Onion; 1 clove Garlic; 1 Lemon; 1 unit Chicken Stock Concentrate; 3 tbsp Sour Cream; 4 oz Cream Sauce Base; 3 tbsp Parmesan Cheese; Salt; Black Pepper; Nonstick Cooking Spray; 1 tsp Cooking Oil

with Parmesan & Lemon

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You’re going to prep this creamy dreamy baby in a flash, then let the oven do the rest of the work. Penne pasta bubbles away in a velvety lemon-cream sauce along with crispy bacon, asparagus, onion, and garlic beneath a golden topping of Parmesan. You’ll whip it out of the oven (with mitts of course!), then it’s straight to the table to serve family style for an easy, filling, Alfredo-style crowd-pleaser that will win you all the heart eyes you could ever need!

Italian

Main Course

Difficulty: medium
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Ingredients

Servings

4 oz Bacon
6 oz Penne
6 oz Asparagus
1 Onion
1 clove Garlic
1 Lemon
1 unit Chicken Stock Concentrate
3 tbsp Sour Cream
4 oz Cream Sauce Base
3 tbsp Parmesan Cheese
Salt
Black Pepper
Nonstick Cooking Spray
1 tsp Cooking Oil

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Instructions

7 steps

1

Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Wash and dry produce.

Coat an 8-by-8-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray (9-by-13-inch baking dish for 4 servings).

Place bacon* on a baking sheet; roast on top rack until crispy, 10-15 minutes. Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate. Once cool enough to handle, roughly chop.
2

Once water is boiling, add penne to pot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, 9-11 minutes.

Reserve 1 cup pasta cooking water, then drain.
3

While pasta cooks, trim and discard woody bottom ends from asparagus; cut crosswise into 1-inch pieces. Halve, peel, and finely dice onion. Peel and mince or grate garlic. Zest and quarter lemon.
4

Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add asparagus and onion; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until lightly browned and tender, 4-6 minutes.

Add garlic; cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30-60 seconds more.
5

Return drained penne to empty pot; add cooked veggies and half the chopped bacon.

Add stock concentrate, sour cream, cream sauce base, juice from half the lemon, and a pinch of lemon zest. Stir to combine, adding splashes of reserved pasta cooking water as needed until everything is coated in a creamy sauce.
6

Transfer pasta mixture to prepared baking dish. Sprinkle evenly with Parmesan.

Bake on top rack until cheese melts, 3-5 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining chopped bacon.
7

Let pasta bake rest for 5 minutes before serving.

Serve family style directly from baking dish with remaining lemon wedges on the side.

Bacon is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 145°.

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