Vegetable Ziti with Garlic Caper Cream Sauce and Bacon Crumbles

This Vegetable Ziti is made with crisp bell peppers, peas, sliced zucchini, and bacon! Top all that off with a garlic caper cream sauce and dig in!

Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Keyword creamy veggie pasta, vegetable pasta, vegetable ziti

Cook Time 30

Total Time 30

Servings

Calories 564kcal

Ingredients

For the Pasta:

1 pound dry ziti pasta noodles
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 medium red bell peppers finely diced
8 ounces sugar snap peas (I used an 8-oz bag)
2 medium zucchini halved then thinly sliced
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper

For the Sauce:

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
3 cloves fresh garlic minced
2 tablespoons capers
¾ cup heavy cream
1 ½ tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
12 slices precooked bacon crisped and crumbled (I get the box from Costco)

Instructions

Cook ziti noodles according to package directions, drain and set aside.
Place oil into a large 5 qt skillet or other large pot over medium heat. When hot, stir in bell peppers, sugar snap peas, zucchini, salt and pepper. Cook and stir for 5 minutes then reduce heat to low.
Place oil into a medium skillet over medium heat. Saute garlic and capers for 2 minutes.Stir in heavy cream, salt and pepper. Cook and stir for 5 minutes, until bubbly and starting to thicken slightly.
Pour noodles into vegetables then pour sauce over pasta. Stir in crumbled bacon until combined on low heat. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy!

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