Pasta with Peas, Bacon and Crispy Onions

I was hesitant before to give you more “everyday” recipes. But finally, many of you ask me for ideas. So in the future I will offer you what comes to my mind in addition to the traditional   recipes from around the world that I taste during my travels, as I have done so often to today. Today I’m giving you a pasta dish that’s just “al dente” with a creamy and tasty sauce with peas, crispy bacon and crunchy onion! 

Add the peas. I bought frozen peas. By the way, Picard makes very good ones, the “garden peas”, bigger and sweeter. These are the ones I used for the recipe!

Stir from time to time.

During this time, cook the fusilli pasta, deducting 1 minute of cooking time from the desired result. I like them “al dente”, so I took a minute off the “al dente” time of the package… 

Once cooked, drain them and put them under cold water. 

When the peas have thawed and cooked for 5-7 minutes, add the mascarpone. 

Mix well, add salt and pepper generously. 

Add half the bacon cut into pieces. 

Add the pasta. 

Then let the whole thing warm up on low heat, stirring well to distribute the cream. Since the pasta is one minute undercooked, it has some leeway before overcooking, so it will be perfect once heated by the very hot cream.

Serve the pasta, then add the crispy onions and the remaining bacon .