Faux Pasta Carbonara

Faux Pasta Carbonara (click link for picture)
Ingredients:
1 TBSP (or less) Olive Oil
1 TSP Salt (more or less)
½ box of your favorite pasta (I used a ½ box of Ronzoni Smart Taste Rotini)
2 TBSP Butter/Margarine
3 TBSP of bacon pieces (I just use the pre-bought pieces instead of bits. Aim for the lower sodium.)
1-2 cups of steamed peas (depending on how much your family likes them)

Preparation:
Cook the pasta according to package directions (or, if you’re like me: boil water (w/ pinch of salt and dollop of oil added), add pasta, cook pasta for about 8-10 min. until al dente, drain, and put back in pot). Then add the butter/margarine, bacon, peas and stir it up. Then you’re ready to go!

Possible addition- a little grated or shredded parmesan on top. Tip- mix some of the peas in, but not all, then put some on top of the pasta- otherwise they all sink to the bottom.

Time-wise: This cooks up pretty fast. It depends on how fast you can boil water. The actual preparation of the ingredients together, though, goes really fast. 15 minutes tops.

Family Reviews:
Dad- 3 out of 5
Mom- 3 out of 5, good enough day two to make a lunch of the leftovers
Son- loved it a 100 miles, still not more than mac n’ cheese
Daughter 1- ate most of it
Daughter 2- ate all of it (near record-breaking there)