Indulge in the delectable symphony of flavors with our pasta with broccoli and bacon extravaganza, a culinary masterpiece that blends the perfect balance of savory and refreshing ingredients. Succulent broccoli florets, crispy bacon strips, and tender pasta come together in a harmonious union, coated in a creamy, cheesy sauce that will tantalize your taste buds. This delightful dish is not only a feast for the senses but also a breeze to prepare, making it an ideal choice for busy weeknights or casual gatherings. Embark on a culinary journey with us as we unveil the secrets behind this irresistible pasta dish, complete with variations and serving suggestions to elevate your dining experience.
Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!
EASY WEEKNIGHT BACON BROCCOLI PASTA
Steps:
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook the pasta according to the directions.
- While the water is boiling, heat a large skillet or saucepan over medium-low heat and add the bacon. Cook until it is browned, crispy and all the fat is rendered, then removed the bacon with a slotted spoon and set it on a paper towel to drain and excess grease.
- Remove all but 2 tablespoons of the bacon grease from the pan and turn the heat up to medium. Stir in the garlic and the broccoli florets and cook, tossing occasionally, for about 5 minutes until the broccoli is bright green and slightly soft. Add a lot of fresh cracked pepper and if you'd like, a tiny pinch of salt. I find that I usually don't need the salt because the bacon grease is salty!
- At this time, you can toss in the cooked pasta. Toss well to combine every and keep it over low heat. If it seems too dry, you can drizzle in the remaining bacon grease or you can just drizzle some olive oil on top and toss well. Add in the parmesan shavings and crushed red pepper. Toss well. Serve it!
BACON & BROCCOLI PASTA
A quick and tasty pasta dish that goes from pot to plate in just 20 minutes making it an ideal midweek meal
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Dinner, Lunch, Main course, Supper
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Bring a large pan of water to the boil and cook the pasta according to pack instructions. About 3 mins before the pasta is cooked, throw in the broccoli. When everything is done, drain, reserving about 100ml of the cooking water.
- While the pasta is cooking, grill the bacon for 6-7 mins until crisp, then cut into bite-size pieces. Tip everything into the pasta pan, toss together well and loosen with a little of the cooking water, if needed. Sprinkle over the Parmesan and serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 655 calories, Fat 18 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 96 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 4 grams sugar, Fiber 6 grams fiber, Protein 32 grams protein, Sodium 2.72 milligram of sodium
CHEESY CHICKEN PASTA WITH BROCCOLI AND BACON
Provided by Geoffrey Zakarian
Categories main-dish
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Season with salt until it tastes like the sea. Cook the pasta until not quite al dente, about 7 minutes. Transfer with a spaghetti scoop or slotted spoon to a bowl and set aside. Add the broccoli to the pasta water and blanch briefly. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a bowl. Reserve the pasta water.
- While the pasta is cooking, heat the butter in a large pan over medium heat. Once the butter is melted, add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Whisk in the flour and cook for 2 minutes. Whisk in the milk, then bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook, whisking, until the sauce is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the Gruyere, sour cream and Parmesan and whisk until smooth. Add the hot sauce and season with salt and pepper.
- Add the pasta, chicken and broccoli to the sauce. Continue to cook until the pasta is al dente and the sauce coats the pasta, 4 to 5 minutes. Use pasta water to adjust the consistency of the sauce if needed.
- Distribute the pasta into bowls and top with the bacon and chives.
CHEESY BACON PASTA BAKE WITH BROCCOLI CRUMBLE
Farfalle pasta, mixed with a creamy and savory sauce, is topped with a riced broccoli crumble and baked as a casserole for a quick, easy, and delicious dinner.
Provided by Diana71
Categories Main Dish Recipes Casserole Recipes Vegetable
Time 55m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a casserole dish.
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook bow-tie pasta at a boil, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes.
- Meanwhile, place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels, reserving bacon grease in the skillet. Let bacon cool enough to handle, about 5 minutes; crumble and set aside. Drain cooked pasta and set aside.
- Heat 2 tablespoons bacon grease in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Saute onion and garlic in the hot grease for 2 to 3 minutes. Add crumbled bacon, heavy cream, and 1 tablespoon butter; continue cooking until sauce becomes thick and creamy, 5 to 7 minutes. Mix in gouda cheese and stir until melted. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and mix pasta into the cream sauce. Pour mixture into the prepared casserole dish.
- Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a medium, microwave-safe bowl in a microwave for 20 seconds. Mix in panko bread crumbs and riced broccoli; stir very well to coat in butter. Spread mixture on top of pasta.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven.
- Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
- Continue to bake in the preheated oven until crumble is browned, about 5 minutes more.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 498 calories, Carbohydrate 51.1 g, Cholesterol 86.7 mg, Fat 27.8 g, Fiber 2.4 g, Protein 14.9 g, SaturatedFat 15.4 g, Sodium 417.3 mg, Sugar 2.9 g
BROCCOLI AND BACON PASTA BAKE
A delicious and tasy mid-week meal. Sourced from taste.com.au but I have used cheese sauce to bind it rather than their suggestion of 1 cup cream and 2 eggs beaten togetherTo me that sounded rather too rich and fat ladden.
Provided by Kiwi Kathy
Categories Vegetable
Time 40m
Yield 6 , 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 180C.
- Cook pasta according to the directions on the packet. Drain and return to pan.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the bacon and onion and cook until soft and lightly browned.
- Break the broccoli into small florets. Cook the broccoli and peas in a steamer until tender.
- Gently mix together the broccoli, bacon, onion, peas and cheese sauce. Spread into a 2 litre ovenproof dish . Sprinkle with cheese. Bake until golden. About 15 - 20 minutes.
- Serve with mashed potatoes and a salad if desired.
ITALIAN BROCCOLI-BACON PASTA RECIPE
A Broccoli Bacon Pasta that is hearty and satisfying.
Provided by Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com
Categories Easy
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Cook the small broccoli florets in boiling water with 1 tsp salt until soft (they should be bright green). Drain and set aside.
- Cook the pasta in boiling water with 1 tsp salt until al dente (follow instructions on the package). Drain and put back in the pot. Melt 2 Tbsp butter and mix into the pasta.
- In a large skillet, heat the olive oil on medium-high, add the bacon and fry until lightly crisp. Fold a paper towel and put it in the skillet. Move it around the pan with spatula until it soaks up most of the fat. Discard the paper towel.
- Reduce to medium heat. Add the garlic and fry for 2 to 3 minutes stirring constantly.
- Add the broccoli and season with salt and pepper. Stir over medium heat for 2 minutes.
- Add the broccoli mixture to the pasta. Mix well and serve with Parmesan.
ONE-POT PASTA WITH BROCCOLI RABE AND BACON
This pasta softens the bitterness of broccoli rabe with salty bacon and crunchy-sweet walnuts for a quick supper.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Pork Recipes
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package instructions. Add broccoli rabe 2 minutes before pasta is done cooking. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water and set aside; drain pasta mixture.
- Add bacon to pasta pot and cook over medium-high until some fat renders, 2 minutes. Add walnuts and cook until nuts are toasted and bacon is lightly browned and crisp, 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add pasta mixture; toss to combine, adding enough pasta water to create a thin sauce that coats pasta. To serve, season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with Parmesan.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 537 g, Fat 9 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 23 g
ONE-POT CHEESY BACON RANCH PASTA WITH CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI
My family would eat this every week. It's a great go-to easy one-pot meal that is complete and satisfying. And cleanup is a breeze!
Provided by NicoleMcmom
Categories 100+ Pasta and Noodle Recipes Pasta by Shape Recipes Macaroni Recipes
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat bacon in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook, flipping occasionally until browned and crisp, about 10 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
- Sprinkle chicken evenly with salt and pepper; cook in hot bacon drippings over medium-high heat, stirring often, until chicken is golden brown on all sides, about 4 minutes. Transfer chicken to a plate and set aside. Chicken will not be fully cooked at this point.
- Add shallot and garlic to drippings and cook, stirring often, until fragrant, 2 minutes. Stir in water and milk; use a wooden spoon to scrape any browned bits from bottom of the Dutch oven. Stir in pasta and ranch dressing mix. Bring to a boil and simmer for 6 minutes.
- Return chicken to the Dutch oven and add broccoli. Cook until pasta is tender and chicken is cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in Cheddar cheese and sour cream to combine. Crumble cooked bacon over the top and serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 570.4 calories, Carbohydrate 60.4 g, Cholesterol 83.2 mg, Fat 20.6 g, Fiber 3.6 g, Protein 34.8 g, SaturatedFat 11.2 g, Sodium 680.2 mg, Sugar 5 g
PASTA WITH BROCCOLI, CHEESE AND BACON
This dish can be a side dish or main course and is very 'after-work' friendly. You can use any small pasta in this. I usually 'clean out the pantry' of small amounts of different pasta when making this dish.
Provided by Hey Jude
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and set aside.
- Trim tough ends from broccoli stalks; separate florets from stalks; lightly peel stalks; slice into 1/2-inch pieces.
- Bring a large pot of water to boil; add broccoli and cook until crisp-tender, 3 to 5 minutes; drain well.
- Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; stir in broccoli, bacon, pasta and Parmesan; heat through.
- Add salt and pepper to taste and serve hot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 678.4, Fat 43.6, SaturatedFat 19.2, Cholesterol 85.6, Sodium 872.7, Carbohydrate 48.7, Fiber 4.1, Sugar 2.2, Protein 23
Tips:
- Use fresh, high-quality ingredients. This will make a big difference in the flavor of your pasta dish.
- Don't overcook the pasta. Al dente pasta is the best way to enjoy this dish.
- Cook the bacon until it is crispy. This will add a nice smoky flavor to the pasta.
- Use a good quality Parmesan cheese. This will also make a big difference in the flavor of the dish.
- Serve the pasta immediately after it is cooked. This is the best way to enjoy it while it is still hot and fresh.
Conclusion:
Pasta with broccoli and bacon is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. It is also a great way to use up leftover broccoli and bacon. This dish can be easily customized to your liking, so feel free to add or remove ingredients as desired. For example, you could add some chopped sun-dried tomatoes or some grated zucchini. You could also use different types of pasta, such as penne or bow tie pasta. No matter how you make it, this pasta dish is sure to be a hit!
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