Creamy Bacon Fettuccine

We just finished dinner, and I couldn't wait to post the recipe for Creamy Bacon Fettuccine!  This recipe was super exciting to me for a number of reasons.

1.  I found the recipe on the AllRecipes app of my brand new iPhone!

2.  This recipe uses PHILADELPHIA Cooking Creme, which I have been dying to try since I first heard about it.  I'm a big fan of PHILADELPHIA cream cheese, so I figured the Cooking Creme would be delicious as well.

3.  This recipe marks the first time that I have successfully cooked bacon in a skillet on the stove without burning it.  There was one other time I managed to cook bacon on the stove without burning it...but I melted a spoon in the process, so we won't count that one ;-)

I love all pasta, and this recipe was no exception.  My only advice is to save some of the pasta water to add at the end if the sauce is too sticky.  Mine was pretty sticky, and I didn't think to save any pasta water.  I'm thinking that might have helped a little.

Creamy Bacon Fettuccine

Ingredients:

6 slices OSCAR MAYER bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces

1/2 cup chopped red onion

1 (10 ounce) tub PHILADELPHIA Italian Cheese and Herb Cooking Creme

1/2 cup milk

1 cup frozen peas

1/2 pound fettuccine, cooked

Directions:

1.  Cook bacon in a large skillet until crisp.  Remove bacon from skillet with slotted spoon, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings in skillet.  Drain bacon on paper towels.

2.  Stir onions into drippings; cook and stir 3 minutes or until crisp-tender.  Add cooking creme, milk and peas; cook and stir 3 minutes.

3.  Add bacon and pasta; stir to coat.

Source:  AllRecipes; www.allrecipes.com