Liz bacon pasta

So I don't exactly think of this as a recipe exactly.  I feel like there should be another word for a description a of how to make a food when you can pretty much throw in anything you want and it almost always turns out good.  this is more of a suggestion of stuff you can put on pasta with cheese and it turns out awesome!

when me and my hubby just got married, this was a super common dish at our house due to it being fairly cheap and easy to put together.  It starts with bacon (which is never a bad way to start a recipe in my mind) and adds in veggies so that it can at least be a little healthy...  In this recipe feel free to use any vegetables you like (or have on hand) as well as subbing olive oil for the bacon grease if you're feeling healthy. 

Bacon Pasta
1/2 pound of bacon
I added a chicken breast sliced into strips this last time, but it's completely unnecessary more of a filler cause i had extra people than a usual ingredient for this.
1 large onion sliced into strips
1/2 large red (or yellow or orange) pepper sliced into strips
about 5-10 mushrooms sliced (however much you like, or you can leave them out)
1/2 bag frozen broccoli (you can use fresh, but I never do, cause I never think to buy it in the produce section and I think I would forget about it and it would go bad in my fridge)
about 1/4 cup frozen peas (optional.  I mostly just put these in to add another veggie)
Feel free to add any other vegetable you want in here or sub things out. I'll add tomatoes if they're in season, or summer squash
1 pound pasta (spaghetti or linguine is generally what i use, but feel free to use what you have)
about 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
Cook bacon in a large skillet. when bacon is done to your liking remove from pan.  if using chicken cook in the bacon grease till done then remove to the same place you're keeping your bacon
Put water on to boil and cook pasta. While pasta is cooking  put onions and peppers into pan with bacon grease, cook over medium heat till, soft add mushrooms broccoli and peas and cook till everything is hot. Drain pasta when it is done.  Put into large bowl or back into the pot used to boil the pasta add all the veggies. Chop or tear apart the bacon into the pasta toss together till evenly mixed.  add Parmesan cheese toss again. serve with extra parm and good bread if you have it, but it will stand on its own if you don't.