Behle Street BLT Pasta

This quick-to-make dish really does taste like the sandwich, only better. Be sure to chop and mince the ingredients before you start.

Yield: 2 to 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh basil
• 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh oregano
• 1 1/2 cups diced Roma tomatoes (about 3 tomatoes)
• 1/4 cup diced red onion
• 1/2 cup fresh bacon pieces, cooked crisp and crumbled (about 1/2 pound bacon)
• 9 ounces pasta, cooked according to package directions
• Bibb lettuce, for garnish

Instructions

1. Warm olive oil in a 12 inch skillet over medium-low heat. When the oil is warm, but not popping, add salt, pepper, garlic, basil and oregano; cook 1 minute, stirring.
2. Add tomatoes, red onion and bacon pieces; cook 1 1/2 minutes.
3. Add pasta and toss all together.
4. Garnish with lettuce leaves.

Notes

For the most attractive presentation on the plate, leave pasta separate from remaining ingredients; pile pasta on plate and top with tomato mixture.

Attribution

Behle Street, Fort Mitchell, Kentucky