Creamy Bacon Pasta Bake

Here's another recipe born of my couponing hobby - almost all the ingredients in this recipe came to me as a result of my savings addiction.  I hope those of you who are here locally have been taking advantage of some of these sales!

Creamy Bacon Pasta Bake

12 oz. bacon, cooked and crumbled
1 12-oz. box rotini pasta
1 pkg Philadelphia Cooking Creme, Savory Garlic flavor
1 pkg. Knorr Recipe Classics, French Onion
1 cup milk
1 1/4 cup frozen peas
1/4 cup finely shredded mozzarella
2-3 T. bread crumbs
small pinch cayenne

(I cooked the bacon the night before making this - I prefer to make it in the oven because I can get it cooked evenly and with the least amount of grease.  Bake at 325 in the oven on a broiler rack to let the grease drain off.)

Once your bacon is cooked by whatever method you prefer, cook your pasta according to package directions.  While the pasta cooks, stir together cooking creme, milk, recipe mix, cayenne and bacon.  Drain pasta and add back into pasta pot, then add the peas to start the defrosting.  Add the sauce next.  Pour into a 2-qt. casserole dish and top with cheese and bread crumbs.  Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.  Enjoy!