bay scallops!! and bacon..... so much for healthy

Bacon and Scallop Tortellini

1/2 lb bay scallops
1/4 lb bacon (cut into bite sized pieces
4oz three cheese tortellini (whatever flavor you like really)
1/2 lb snap peas (originally i was gonna use asparagus but the peas looked good)
1/2 container alfredo sauce from deli case (you know the cheating stuff, same place ya get the "fresh pasta")
1/2 tsp chopped parsley
1 small onion rough chopped
salt&pepper


Boil the pasta until it's a couple minutes from done and toss in the peas. Once the water starts to boil again drain the pasta and leave in strainer with a cover over it loosely. It will finish cooking as you do the rest of this recipe. You could have started the Bacon cooking in a pan during the pasta cooking if you wanted a head start. Once the bacon is starting to get good and brown drain off most of the fat and add the onions and cook until bacon is crispy and onions have started to soften. Toss in the scallops and season with salt and pepper (don't be shy with the pepper, and fresh cracked is best). Once the scallops are done (should just be a few minutes, they cook fast and you do NOT want to overcook them) remove the proteins to a plate with a paper towel allow to drain while you finish the pasta. Dump the pasta into teh hot pan that is still slightly greasy and saute a minute or two to get the rest of the water off. Spoon in the alfredo sauce (I said half a package but it really just needs enough to coat the pasta and peas) and saute until everything is warmed up and coated. Finish with the parsley and some more black pepper.

Serve the bacon and scallop mixture over the pasta. You could even top with parm. cheese if you wanted, I just didn't have any and it already looked unhealthy enough. Tasty though.