I tried this yesterday and really loved it. I was not sure if is supposed to be like a pasta salad or what. I warmed the tomato/black eyed pea mixture and stirred into the noodles. I figured my husband would not like it as he likes his pasta dishes with more liquid than this had, but he really loved it. I did too. This is definitely a recipe I would fix again as I feel it could be made to be low calorie which is what I want. I could omit the bacon easily and even the feta cheese. Nancy H.