Two-Pea Pasta With Bacon Breadcrumbs

• 8 cups water
• 8 ounces uncooked ziti
• 1 cup frozen green peas
• 8 ounces sugar snap peas, trimmed and halved diagonally
• 2 center-cut bacon slices, chopped
• 1/3 cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 cup thinly sliced green onions
• 2 large garlic cloves, sliced
• 1 cup unsalted chicken stock (such as Swanson)
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 ounce Parmesan cheese, grated (about 1/4 cup)

1. Bring 8 cups water to a boil in a large saucepan. Add pasta; cook 5 minutes. Add green peas and sugar snap peas; cook 1 minute or until pasta is done. Drain.
2. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add bacon to pan; cook 3 minutes or until bacon begins to brown. Add panko; cook 1 1/2 minutes or until browned. Remove panko mixture from pan. Add butter to pan; swirl until butter melts. Add green onions and garlic; cook 1 1/2 minutes. Stir in stock, salt, and pepper; cook 3 minutes. Stir in pasta mixture, juice, and Parmesan cheese; toss. Top with panko mixture.
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water, frozen green peas, sugar snap peas, center, unsalted butter, green onions, garlic, chicken, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, lemon juice, parmesan cheese

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/pea-pasta-bacon-breadcrumbs (may not work)