Tomato Recipe | Pasta with Tomato and Bacon

This is a really easy and great tasting recipe that always goes over well. Top with Parmesan cheese.

Ingredients

• 5 slices bacon
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 8 ounces spaghetti
• ½ teaspoon dried basil
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 ½ teaspoons dried parsley
• salt and pepper to taste
• ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Cooking Directions

1. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook bacon until crisp. Remove from pan, break into 1/2 inch pieces, and set aside. Drain bacon grease, and return pan to heat. Saute onions over medium heat until tender. Stir in garlic and cook 1 minute more. Stir in bacon and tomatoes. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 15 to 20 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
3. Stir basil, oregano and parsley into tomato sauce. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cook 5 minutes more. Toss with hot pasta. Top with grated Parmesan cheese when serving.

Nutrition Facts

• calories451.7
• carbohydrateContent51.9 g
• cholesterolContent32.6 mg
• fatContent19.7 g
• fiberContent3.5 g
• proteinContent16.6 g
• saturatedFatContent7.2 g
• sodiumContent674.1 mg
• sugarContent6.9 g