Brunch Pasta

Photo: flickr user Charles Haynes

Ingredients

1 tablespoon Olive oil

1 medium Onion, diced

3 Cloves garlic, chopped

8 slcs Bacon, diced

12 Spears asparagus, blanched

cup Fresh shelled peas

cup Chicken stock

pound Fresh pasta, cooked until al denta

cup Parmesan cheese

Salt and black pepper to taste

Preparation

For the pasta, heat olive oil until very hot. Add onion and garlic and saute until you can smell the aroma. Add the diced bacon and cook over low to medium heat till the bacon is crisp. Add asparagus and peas and toss with the bacon. Add chicken stock and reduce for about 2 minutes over high heat. Add pasta and cook until the pasta is hot.

Add all but 1/3 cup of cheese and to the pasta and toss well. Season with salt and pepper. Place on a platter and top with the rest of the parmesan cheese. Serve hot.