Spicy Pasta With Tomato & Bacon Sauce

Mom2Rose's Note:

This is my Dad's recipe - boy is it terrific! Careful with the red pepper flakes though - first time he made it - Wowzers!! It was a little too spicy! In my opinion this sauce tastes even better the second day!

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 lb bacon , sliced thickly
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 large onions , coarsely chopped
• 3 large garlic cloves , minced
• 2 (28 ounce) cans diced tomatoes , with juice
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• ¼ cup parsley (optional)
• 1 lb pasta , your choice (cooked)

Directions:

1. Fry bacon until crisp and drain (reserve 1 tablespoons in skillet).
2. Set bacon aside to cool.
3. Add olive oil and onions to skillet.
4. Saute onions until wilted, about 5 minutes.
5. Stir in garlic, tomatoes, salt, sugar and pepper flakes.
6. Cook your choice of pasta in the meantime.
7. Simmer 30 minutes to reduce liquid.
8. Crumble bacon and add to sauce along with parsley if desired.
9. Remove sauce from heat.
10. Toss cooked pasta with sauce and top with parmesan cheese if desired.
11. ENJOY!

Reviews

[katew]

5 plus stars! 1 added a large handful of fresh herbs from the garden and this was delicious. Sarah - it will interest you that I made this for a new BF for dinner - the first meal I have cooked him - he had 2 serves !!!!!!!

[Chickee]

This was a simple dish which I could leave to DH to prepare whilst I worked late. The only change was to increase the sugar by a little, and only use 3 small cans of tomatoes as that was all we had (just didn't cook it down as much). We subbed basil for the parsley since we have lots in the garden. Our chilli flakes weren't hot enough, next time we'll use more. Thanks!

[Merlot]

What a treat this is and easy too. I fried the bacon earlier in the day which worked out just fine. Just make sure you heat the sauce long enough to warm the bacon. This is a full-flavored dish that will please everyone. Thanks for sharing, Mom2Rose. It's a winner!