MARTHASTEWART.COM

Advanced Recipe Search

Newsletter

In this week's

  • Weeknight Menus
  • No-Fuss Recipes
  • Easy Desserts
get the newsletter
Home Page » Food » Creamy Fusilli with Yellow Squash and Bacon

Creamy Fusilli with Yellow Squash and Bacon

22 Ratings (See All)

cancel submit

What do you think of this? Let everyone know! (Click all that apply.)

cancel submit

SHARE THIS

Connect with Facebook to easily update your status and share photos, recipes, and more with your friends.

Connectcancel

More Ways to Share:

Creamy Fusilli with Yellow Squash and Bacon

Lots of sauteed yellow squash in this rich, carbonara-inspired sauce offsets the indulgent bacon topping. Parmesan can stand in for the Asiago cheese, if you like.

Prep: 15 minutes
Total: 35 minutes

Ingredients

Serves 4

  • Coarse salt and ground pepper
  • 8 ounces fusilli
  • 4 slices bacon, sliced crosswise into 1/2-inch strips
  • 4 medium yellow squash (8 ounces each), quartered lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
  • 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup grated Asiago cheese, plus more for serving

Directions

  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta, and cook until al dente, according to package instructions. Reserve 1 cup pasta water; drain pasta, and return to pot.
  2. While pasta is cooking, heat a large skillet over medium. Add bacon, and cook until browned and crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate to drain (leave bacon fat in skillet).
  3. Place skillet over medium-high heat. Add squash and garlic to fat in skillet; season with salt and pepper, and toss well. Cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until squash begins to soften, 5 to 7 minutes. Uncover, and continue to cook until liquid is evaporated and squash is tender, 2 to 3 minutes more.
  4. Add cream and cooked pasta to skillet; toss well, and cook until cream begins to thicken. Remove from heat; stir in Asiago, and add enough reserved pasta water to create a sauce that coats pasta. Serve topped with reserved bacon and more cheese.

More Ideas Like This

    Contributors' Comments Add Comment

    Also Try...

    Next
    Prev
    • Angel-Hair Pasta
    • Pasta with Squash
    • Spaghetti Carbonara
    • Rigatoni with Pumpkin
    • Pasta with Bacon
    • Spaghetti Carbonara
    • Spaghetti and Pancetta
    • Pasta and Vegetables
    • Macaroni and Cheese
    • Angel-Hair Pasta
    • Pasta with Squash
    • Spaghetti Carbonara
    • Rigatoni with Pumpkin
    • Pasta with Bacon
    • Spaghetti Carbonara
    • Spaghetti and Pancetta
    • Pasta and Vegetables
    • Macaroni and Cheese