Bacon Pasta

One of my FAVORITE recipes is this recipe.  I have loved it all my life and my son has loved it as long as he has been old enough to eat whole food.  It is a great recipe for summer because you do not have to use to oven.. here it is and I hope you love it too!!

Bacon Pasta

What you will need is..

1 lb bacon
1 box of penne pasta (or pasta of choice)
1 medium white onion
3 roma tomatoes
1 can of diced tomatoes with Italian seasoning
2 cloves of garlic
garlic salt, Italian seasoning, basil leaves, crushed red pepper flakes, salt and pepper to taste.

What you will need to do..

In large pan bring water to boil, while the water is coming to a boil slice up bacon and in a skillet fry up bacon to crispy.  Once it bacon is nice and crispy strain on a paper towel and plate, set aside.  After the water has come to a boil add some salt and a little vegetable oil to ensure that your noodles do not stick together, then add pasta.  Set timer for about 11 minutes and cook until aldente.  Strain and set aside.  Once you've added the pasta drain 1/3 of the oil in the skillet into a bowl and dispose of.  After you've removed 1/3 of the oil dice up the whole onion and the garlic cloves and put in skillet with bacon oil.  Sautee the onion until transparent and dice up tomatoes and put in pan with the onions and sautee until soft, not too soft you still want them slightly firm.  While the onion & tomato are cooking add seasonings to taste, if you do not like spicy foods then I suggest not adding the red pepper flakes.  After adding all the seasoning the final step is to add the can of diced tomatoes and bring to a simmer and add to strained pasta.

ENJOY!!