Bacon & Tomato Pasta With a Kick
"I just made this up on a whim, and it turned out fantastic. It's a nice light pasta sauce that is offset by rich bacon and a tiny Tabasco kick. I personally had it with toasted garlic bread and a balsamic vinaigrette salad and it was the perfect sized meal. My husband approved."
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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3-4
ingredients
- 2 ounces olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
- 4 ripe tomatoes, diced
- 6 slices bacon, cooked as per package instructions and cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 teaspoon parsley
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1⁄2 lemon
- your favourite kind pasta
directions
- Put water on to boil in pot with table salt, (for pasta).
- Put diced tomatoes in a bowl. Squeeze lemon over top. Add in coarse ground salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes, and parsley. Stir up to mix flavors.
- Heat olive oil on medium/high for a couple minute on a pan. Once pan is hot, adjust temperature down to medium and add garlic and bacon pieces. Fry for about 3 minutes.
- Pour tomato mixture into pan. Add in 1 tsp Tabasco sauce & stir thoroughly. Cover and turn temperature down to medium/low. Let simmer for approximately 6-8 minutes.
- Add pasta to boiling water. Cook until al dente. Drain. Put in serving bowl.
- Add sauce to pasta. Stir and serve!
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Reviews
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Wonderful! This pasta has all my favorite ingredients and I loved it! Thanks for sharing, gbianchi! **Made for Spring PAC 2009**
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I live in Fresno, California but will soon be transferring to Patterson (as soon as the house sells!). I love to cook and since I am a newlywed I have the opportunity to try out all sorts of new recipes on my guinea pig---er, I mean husband. He doesn't seem to mind because luckily I seem to alright at cooking! I have two doggies that I love to pieces and they keep me company when my husband is at work. I love to work out and eat right, and family is the most important to me.
