Penne Noodles With Tomatoes, Cheese And Bacon

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 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

Recipe

• 1 fry bacon in deep fry pan.
• 2 drain off all but 4 tablespoons drippings.
• 3 keep bacon in pan and add garlic and stir 30 seconds.
• 4 stir in wine and scrape up any browned bits on pan.
• 5 add diced tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano, red pepper.
• 6 simmer 10 minutes to thicken.
• 7 meanwhile, cook pasta as box directs.
• 8 drain off all but 1/2 cup pasta water for reserve.
• 9 put pasta in serving bowl and pour sauce.
• 10 can add some reserve water if seems dry a teaspoon at a time.
• 11 mix in shredded cheese.
• 12 sprinkle with parsley and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 13 serve immediately.
• 14 i have served with italian links, a chef salad, fresh bread and wine of course!