Have a go at this scrumptious Creamy Bacon Kimchi Pasta. Pasta noodles tossed in a flavorful creamy kimchi sauce, topped with crispy bacon and shredded parmesan.
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**Recipe originally published: April 12, 2023, Post updated: February 17, 2024
Welcome back to my Ramadan 2023 Series! For Day 18, we have this delicious fusion pasta that’s creamy, savory, and amazingly flavorful. You don’t want to miss this creamy bacon kimchi pasta.
I first heard of this pasta after seeing people posting on social media about the closing down of Yellow House Cafe in KTown, LA, and they raved on how good the bacon kimchi pasta was. With the constant showering of the pasta’s photos and videos, you can say that I couldn’t stop thinking about it!
I’m sad that I’ll never get a chance to try the original dish at the cafe, but this recipe is how I imagine it would taste like.
Creamy Bacon Kimchi Pasta Recipe
This Korean fusion pasta dish is spicy, tangy, and savory, with a delectable sauce made with ingredients like kimchi, gochujang, light soy sauce, heavy cream, and cheese. It’s topped off with crispy bacon, which pulls all the flavors together cohesively.
You can serve this dish with some cheese bread or garlic bread to help you soak up all that luscious sauce.
So for fans of kimchi, give this bacon kimchi pasta dish a try. It’s the perfect addition to your weeknight dinner roster, or even for date night!
ingredients you’ll need
(For full ingredient measurements, please proceed to the recipe card below.)
- Pasta of your choice: I used spaghetti.
- Beef bacon
- Small onion
- Garlic
- Kimchi
- Heavy cream
- Gochujang
- Light soy sauce
- Sugar
- Shredded parmesan
- Shredded cheddar
- Pasta water
- Butter
how to make creamy bacon kimchi pasta
- Boil pasta according to package instructions and reserve 1/4 cup of pasta water.
- In a cold pan over medium heat, add sliced bacon. Pan fry until cooked and crispy. Remove from the pan and set aside for later.
- To the same pan over medium heat, sauté onions in the bacon grease until translucent. Add minced garlic and minced kimchi. Sauté for 2-3 minutes.
- Pour in heavy cream and stir. Add gochujang, light soy sauce, sugar and the cheese. Stir until well combined and bring to a simmer.
- Turn heat down to medium low and add 1/4 cup pasta water, pasta and butter. Stir until every strand of pasta is coated with the sauce and turn off heat (see notes).
- Serve and add crispy bacon on top. Garnish with parsley and add more shredded parmesan on top. Optional: serve with cheese bread or garlic bread. Enjoy!
Notes For Creamy Bacon Kimchi Pasta
How to thicken the sauce?
If the sauce is too runny, let it simmer for longer. I personally like a looser sauce so I immediately turn off the heat after stirring the pasta.
More Kimchi Recipes
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- Crispy Kimchi Pancake (Kimchijeon)
- Kimchi Fried Rice
- Kimchi Pasta Carbonara
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Creamy Bacon Kimchi Pasta
Ingredients
- 2 servings pasta of your choice I used spaghetti
- 4 strips beef bacon
- 1 small onion sliced
- 1 tbsp garlic minced
- 3/4 kimchi minced
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tbsp gochujang
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/3 cup shredded parmesan
- 1/3 cup shredded cheddar
- 1/4 cup pasta water
- 1 tbsp butter
Instructions
- Boil pasta according to package instructions and reserve 1/4 cup of pasta water.
- In a cold pan over medium heat, add sliced bacon. Pan fry until cooked and crispy. Remove from the pan and set aside for later.
- To the same pan over medium heat, sauté onions in the bacon grease until translucent. Add minced garlic and minced kimchi. Sauté for 2-3 minutes.
- Pour in heavy cream and stir. Add gochujang, light soy sauce, sugar and the cheese. Stir until well combined and bring to a simmer.
- Turn heat down to medium low and add 1/4 cup pasta water, pasta and butter. Stir until every strand of pasta is coated with the sauce and turn off heat (see notes).
- Serve and add crispy bacon on top. Garnish with parsley and add more shredded parmesan on top. Optional: serve with cheese bread or garlic bread. Enjoy!
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