Pasta Amatriciana

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 2
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 552.6
  • Total Fat: 16.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 42.5 mg
  • Sodium: 845.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 73.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.5 g
  • Protein: 27.6 g

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Introduction

A spicy pasta sauce with bacon and onions A spicy pasta sauce with bacon and onions
Number of Servings: 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

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.

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    very good - 11/23/13