This creamy alfredo pasta bake features bacon and peas, making it a delicious meal that the whole family will love. It is pretty simple to make and is going to be requested over and over again.

Plate of simplified Stanley Tucci's casserole with bowtie pasta, alfredo sauce, peas, and bacon.

If you are looking for a dinner that everyone will look forward to eating, this alfredo pasta bake is it! It is creamy, savory, and filled with flavor.

The Stanley Tucci pasta casserole has been having a minute on TikTok. While it looks great, I thought there were definitely ways it could be made simpler.

Rather than making a bechamel sauce, I used some jarred alfredo sauce. You could certainly make your own of either, but the idea was to simplify.

Large pan filled with bits of cooked bacon, diced onion, and peas.

Cooked farfalle pasta and alfredo sauce mixed into peas, bacon and onion mixture.

Then, rather than using pancetta I used some bacon. It still gives you that salted pork goodness, but is a more accessible ingredient for American households.

Other than that, you just need some pasta, onion, peas, garlic, milk, and cheese. With an ingredient list like that, you know it is going to be good.

Freshly grated parmesan cheese sprinkled over alfredo pasta mixture in pan, ready to go in the oven.

Serving spoon lifting out a scoop of baked pasta with alfredo sauce, parmesan cheese, peas, and bacon.

While I was busy adjusting the recipe, I was tempted to try making it a no boil recipe. We love no boil baked ziti and no boil rigatoni and meatballs.

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I decided against it though, because the bacon was going to need to be cooked ahead of time. So, I opted to boil the noodles and reduce the oven time considerably.

I know it sounds like this casserole is going to be heavy with the alfredo sauce, bacon, and cheese. However, it feels surprisingly light when you eat it.

Plate with serving of alfredo pasta bake with peas and bacon and fork showing melty cheese and light creamy sauce over everything.

Plate filled with simplified Stanley Tucci pasta casserole with bacon and peas next to the pan with the remaining baked pasta inside.

The pasta is just coated in the creamy goodness and the peas help to balance it all out. This is going to be a dinner that you will want to make over and over again.

That’s enough carrying on about how good this is. I hope you give it a try and love it!

Picking A Pan

I used a 3.5 quart pan that could easily be transferred from the stove to the oven. If you prefer to use a casserole dish, mix everything together and put it in a 9×13-inch pan or similar sized pan. Top it with cheese and pop it in the oven!

Plate of baked pasta with alfredo sauce, peas, and bacon, ready to eat.

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Alfredo Pasta Bake With Bacon and Peas

Author: Carlee

Servings: servings

This creamy alfredo pasta bake with bacon and peas is the kind of dinner everyone will look forward to. It is savory, filled with flavor, and simple enough to pull off on a weeknight. The whole family is going to request it over and over again.

Prep: 20

Cook: 25

Total: 45

Ingredients

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350℉. Either use a large oven proof sauté pan (at least 3.5 quarts) or grease a 9×13-inch pan.
Cut 1 pound bacon into small strips and cook until crisp in a large sauté pan. Drain most of the grease.
Add 1 medium onion, 12 ounces frozen peas and 2 cloves garlic to the pan. Cook over medium heat until the onions are translucent.
Add in the cooked 16 ounces farfalle pasta, 16 ounces alfredo sauce, ½ cup milk, and ½ cup pasta water. If using jarred sauce, use the pasta water or milk to clean the jar.
Stir until the pasta is coated in sauce and the peas and bacon are distributed throughout. (If using a separate casserole dish to bake, go ahead and transfer it now.) Sprinkle ½ cup grated parmesan cheese on top.
Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the cheese is melted and lightly browned. Let sit for a minute or two and then enjoy.