Crab works wonderfully with this sauce as well!
Place a large pot of water on your stove-top and bring to a boil.
Meanwhile, bring a large saucepan of lightly salted water to the boil, and cook the pasta until al dente.
Ingredients of 20 Minute Pasta w/ Bacon Tomato Sauce for 2
- Prepare of angel hair pasta (you could also use spaghetti or spaghettini) boiled al dente.
- You need of (or so) can tomatoes, with the liquid (whole or chopped is fine).
- It's of bacon, sliced into 1/2" strips.
- You need of parsley, chopped.
- Prepare of dried basil.
- It's of a medium onion, very thinly sliced.
- Prepare of garlic, finely chopped or thinly sliced.
- It's of olive oil (or whatever cooking oil you have on hand).
- It's of kosher salt to start.
- You need of black pepper.
20 Minute Pasta w/ Bacon Tomato Sauce for 2 step by step
- Bring the oil to medium high heat in a saute pan and add bacon, onions, and garlic, and let them cook about 4 or 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions are nice and translucent..
- Add the parsley and basil, and stir to coat with the oil already in the pan, then add in tomatoes, salt, and pepper. Stir gently a few times to evenly incorporate all ingredients, turn the heat down to medium low, and simmer, uncovered for 12 to 15 minutes while you boil the pasta. If you used whole tomatoes, use a potato masher or fork to break them down toward the end of the cooking process..
- Boil the pasta using cold water start method: http://altonbrown.com/cold-water-method-pasta-recipe/.
- Drain pasta, and spoon sauce on top, and there you have it - 20 Minute Angel Hair W. Bacon & Tomato Sauce!.
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Tomato Bacon Pasta is a quintessential example of how to make a quick pasta dish that's totally slurp-worthy with just a few ingredients. Drain pasta, or if you timed it right, use tongs to transfer it straight from the pot into the skillet. With about ten minutes left, add pasta to the boiling water. Cook according to the directions on the box. Tomato sauce can be so many things: fresh and simple, marinara full of vegetables, or slow-cooked until it is so luscious and rich that it's the stuff of memories.
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