Pasta Amatriciana

Name: Pasta Amatriciana Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 medium onion roughly chopped; 2 cloves garlic crushed; 100g bacon cut into small pieces; 1 tsp cayenne pepper or chilli flakes; 1 large can tomatoes in juice; 2 tbsp tomato paste or puree; 160g pasta

Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 20

Number of Servings: 2

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil1 medium onion, roughly chopped2 cloves garlic, crushed100g bacon, cut into small pieces1 tsp cayenne pepper or chilli flakes1 large can tomatoes in juice2 tbsp tomato paste or puree160g pasta

Directions

Heat the olive oil in a frying pan, add the onion and garlic and cook over a medium heat for 5 mins until the onion is just starting to brown. Add the bacon and cayenne or chilli and continue to cook, stirring for another 5 mins. Add the tomatoes and tomato paste, stir and leave to simmer while the pasta cooks.

Put the pasta in a saucepan and cover with boiling water. Cook for 8-10 mins. Drain the pasta and add to the sauce. Mix the pasta in with the sauce and serve.

Number of Servings: 2

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MANDY_S.

Servings Per Recipe: 2

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