Pasta Amatriciana
photo by CountryLady
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped (you can vary the amount depending on how much you like garlic)
- 4 slices bacon, chopped (do not use maple-flavored bacon)
- 3⁄4 cup white wine
- 1 (28 ounce) can tomato puree
- red pepper flakes
directions
- Place enough olive oil in a large sauce pan to cover the bottom and heat over medium flame.
- Place onions, garlic and bacon in pan and saute for about 5 minutes or until bacon is cooked through.
- Add wine and bring to a boil for about 3-4 minutes.
- Add tomatoes and then fill the empty tomato can about halfway with water and add to pan.
- Add as much or as little red pepper flakes as you like.
- Simmer over low heat for about 1/2 hour.
- Serve with penne pasta (or pasta of your choice).
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Reviews
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I loved this dish, the only changes i made was to use chicken stock instead of the wine (i don't like wine so it is never in the house), and i poured out all but 1 tb of bacon grease. i really thought it was wonderful. my 2 year old son didn't like it at all, and my husband thought it was good but he likes a more meaty dinner. oh well while my son didn't eat it for dinner, the next day he ate almost half of the left overs cold for lunch, go figure.
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Great recipe, but I made some changes. I did put the water in, but it made the sauce too thin. I added about 1/4-1/3 cup of heavy cream and a butter/flour mixture to thicken the sauce. Next time, I will not add the water, but will add the cream, and that should be thick enough. Also had some fresh basil on hand, which I added at the end. Parmesan is a must too! My husband went crazy over this and I ate way more than I should have!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
cruzzo
Medford, MA
I love to cook and am always looking for new, tasty recipes. I usually find myself cooking Italian food with lots of garlic and wine but love to experiment with all sorts of ethnic food.
<br>I grew up in a house where we always ate together as a family. My kids are very young (4 and 2)but I am trying to recreate that in my own family now.