Penne Noodles With Tomatoes, Cheese and Bacon
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 lb penne pasta, cooked as directed
- 1⁄2 cup reserved pasta water
- 6 slices bacon, cooked and cut up
- 4 tablespoons bacon drippings, reserved
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1⁄2 cup dry red wine
- 28 ounces diced tomatoes in tomato puree
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons oregano
- 1⁄4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 4 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley
- 3⁄4 cup fresh shredded parmesan-romano cheese mix
directions
- Fry bacon in deep fry pan.
- Drain off all but 4 tablespoons drippings.
- Keep bacon in pan and add garlic and stir 30 seconds.
- Stir in wine and scrape up any browned bits on pan.
- Add diced tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano, red pepper.
- Simmer 10 minutes to thicken.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta as box directs.
- Drain off all but 1/2 cup pasta water for reserve.
- Put pasta in serving bowl and pour sauce.
- Can add some reserve water if seems dry a teaspoon at a time.
- Mix in shredded cheese.
- Sprinkle with parsley and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve immediately.
- I have served with italian links, a chef salad, fresh bread and wine of course!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
jellyko
Pendleton, New York, 0
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