
How To Make Bacon Avocado Pasta
This bacon avocado pasta is a creamy and savory dish that’s balanced out perfectly by its basil-lemon dressing. It’ll surely be a hit at your next meal!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 8ozbow-tie pasta
- 6slicesbacon
- â…”cupchopped basil
- 3tbsplemon juice
- 2tbspolive oil
- 3clovesgarlicminced
- ¼tspground black pepper
- â…›tspsalt
- 2pcsavocadoschopped
- ½cupRomano cheesegrated
Instructions
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Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
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Add pasta and cook for about 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is tender yet firm to the bite. Drain.
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Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat for about 10 minutes, turning occasionally until evenly browned.
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Drain on paper towels and crumble into small pieces.
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Mix basil, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, pepper, and salt together in a small bowl.
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Combine bacon pieces and avocado in a large bowl. Stir in basil mixture.
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Add pasta and toss to combine.
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Sprinkle Romano cheese on top before serving.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 683.22kcal
- Fat:Â 44.12g
- Saturated Fat:Â 11.84g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.06g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 23.75g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 5.79g
- Carbohydrates:Â 53.80g
- Fiber:Â 8.73g
- Sugar:Â 3.06g
- Protein:Â 20.46g
- Cholesterol:Â 45.87mg
- Sodium:Â 562.26mg
- Calcium:Â 214.26mg
- Potassium:Â 748.77mg
- Iron:Â 1.82mg
- Vitamin A: 38.26µg
- Vitamin C:Â 15.90mg
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