I just found out that my One Pot BLT Pasta Recipe was selected as a finalist in a Williams-Sonoma recipe contest!!! YIPPEE!!!!! (I am literally bouncing off the walls!)
I need your help though! Please vote for me! Go to the contest site and vote for my recipe — look for the photo above and the name Christina H.
Vote for me, please!
Voting ends Sunday Jan 30th at 11:59pm PST. Tell you friends to vote too!
Here’s the recipe:
One Pot BLT Pasta
Compliments of It’s a Keeper
www.everydaytastes.com
12 slices of bacon, divided
4 cups chicken broth
2-14.5 oz cans diced tomatoes
1 medium onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
12 oz uncooked linguine pasta
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup loosely packed fresh parsley, chopped
4 oz cream cheese
1 oz Parmesan cheese, grated
Halved grape tomatoes
Slice the bacon cross wise into strips. Cook in a large skillet with high sides for 8-9 minutes, or until crisp. Remove bacon and drain on paper towels. Drain skillet, leaving 1 tbsp of bacon drippings in the skillet.
Place broth and diced tomatoes in a large bowl. Microwave, covered, on high for 6-8 minutes or until hot. Return skillet to heat and add onion and red pepper flakes. Saute for 2-3 minutes or until tender. Add garlic and cook for 10-20 seconds. Add broth mixture, pasta, salt and half of the cooked bacon. Simmer covered for 9-10 minutes or until pasta is almost cooked by still firm. Stir occasionally.
Remove skillet from heat and add cubed cream cheese, grape tomatoes and parsley, reserving 1 tbsp of parsley for garnish. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes or until pasta is tender and sauce is thickened. Serve with remaining bacon, grated Parmesan cheese and reserved parsley.
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congratulations! that is such exciting news! best of luck!
voted
looks yummy!
Wow, that’s exciting! I’ll go vote!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I really appreciate it!!!!
I voted for you! I am going to bookmark this as well, it sounds delicious! Good luck and let us know how you do!
I sure will!
Thanks, Emily!
Voted -This sounds so good!
Congratulations! I so want to try this. I will add this to our menu one week soon. Thanks for linking up and good luck!
Stopping by from Around My Family Table. This recipe looks and sounds SO yummy! I am going to give this one a try in the next week or two.
And congratulations on the contest…how exciting! I just voted for you. Good luck!
Jenn
Thanks, Jenn! I really appreciate the support!!
Congratulations Christina! I just tweeted about your blog and this contest (http://twitter.com/aj_says/status/30739019121819650).
Hope it helps! Best wishes to you
thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!
I really appreciate it!!! Keep votin!
great recipe it just wont print
Try using Mozilla Firefox. It doesn’t seem to work with Internet Explorer.
voted, good luck!
Oh Wow! Congratulations! I will go and vote right now!! My mom has been pestering me to make this for her as she saw it on the site… So, we are making it tonight!
Thanks for linking up to Making It With Allie. I can’t wait to see what you have for next week!
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Voted for ya. Good luck!
Congratulations! It sounds like a great recipe!!
I’m off to vote right now.
I’m a new follower enjoying my first visit to your blog
Thanks, Marie! I really appreciate it!!!
Wow! I picked the perfect time to join the blog hop! I love your blog and the recipe looks awesome! Congrats on your achievement. I’m heading over now to vote
OK, voted! Good luck
Thanks, Martha!!!!
How exciting! Sure, I’ll vote for you. I love the idea of actually taking part in choosing the winner, and this recipe does indeed look like a winner. Good luck!
Thanks, Pattie!!!! I really appreciate it!!!
Oooh, that sounds delish!
Wow! How exciting to be a finalist in that contest! That sounds so delicious and I can see why the folks at Williams-Sonoma selected it. Thanks so much for linking it up to Inspiration Friday and good luck!
Vanessa
How exciting! Good luck. I’m making it tonight for dinner!
Awesome! Let me know what you think!!!
Thanks for sharing such a delicious recipe for Tasty Traditions. Welcome to Tasty Traditions and I hope to see you again! Have a great day!
I did it! It looks like you are WAY ahead!
Thanks, Yolanda!!!
You should totally link up to the
Beat the Winter Blues Party that starts this Tuesday.
The topic is comfort food and this recipe would be a great fit!
The party starts here:
http://goodbyecityhellosuburbs.blogspot.com
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nicolette
This sounds like a delicious dish. Today we had some left over ham and tried a pasta dish with it. Turned out good. I will try your dish next.
Bev
The link to print the recipe won’t stay open.
Hi! I’m a new follower! Some of your recipes look soo delicious! Can’t wait to see what else you have in store
I hope you’ll stop by my blog and check it out!
Leah
californiacallahans.blogspot.com
Thanks, Leah! You have a great blog too! I’m your newest follower!
I’m a new follower stopping by from Follow Me Back Tuesday. Great to meet you! This recipe looks great!
What a great site you have, Marie! I’m now following you too!
Thanks for stopping by!
Congrats to you! How exciting…
Thanks for linking up to Creative Juice last week.
FYI: Creative Juice is on hiatus until the week of Valentine’s Day because of The Beat the Winter Blues Party.
If you have any cool photo project you’d like to link up…stop by!
http://momnivoresdilemma.blogspot.com/2011/02/beat-winter-blues-tackle-those.html
Hope your recipe did well in the WS recipe contest. Just stopping to say thanks for linking up to Tip Day Thursday last week. Sorry that I’m a bit late. Would love link back to my site.
Wendy
Around My Family Table
I made this dish last night and LOVED it!!! It was fabulous! My family loved it and I will make this again and again!!
Lou Cinda
YAY! So glad you think it’s a “keeper”!
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Congratulations! This sounds amazing!
This looks awesome. I think I’m going to put it on the menu this week. Following you from Weekend Blog Hop. http://www.thingsthatkeepmesane.com
I am making this for dinner tonight, I have been dying to make this ever since I saw it! I will be posting it on my blog this week sometime and will give you a shoutout when I do so!
Hi! This sounds wonderful! I am a new follower from the Give it to Me Monday Blog Hop! I am also just about to vote for you! Hope to see you at http://www.homemakerinheels.com/ soon!
I LOVE the name of your blog! I’m now following you too!
Thanks for stopping by!
YUM! and DOUBLE YUM! I’m definitely going to try this recipe out SOON!
I’m a new follower from Follow Me Back Tuesday!
Thanks! I’m following you too! Love your blog!