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Orecchiette with Bacon and Tomato Sauce

35 min
15 min prep
20 min cook

Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Orecchiette pasta
  • 4 slices Bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 Medium red onion, thin sliced
  • 2 Fresh garlic cloves, minced
  • 24 oz Marinara sauce
  • 1/8 tsp Salt
  • 1/8 tsp Ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Cook bacon in olive oil over medium-high heat until browned and almost crisp.
  2. Add onion to bacon and cook until soft, about 4 minutes.
  3. Add minced garlic and stir until mixture is fragrant, about 1 minute.
  4. Stir in Orti Di Calabria Sauce, salt and pepper. Bring sauce to a boil, then simmer about 15 minutes until cooked and slightly reduced.
  5. In a separate pot, cook pasta in salted water then drain but reserve 1 cup of cooking water for later use.
  6. Pour the sauce and the cooking water over the pasta in a pot and return to stove top. Cook over medium-high heat until sauce thickens and is coating pasta, about 2 minutes.
  7. Chef's note: Serve with grated Parmesan and chopped parsley.

Nutrition

97gCarbs
13gFat
19gProtein

Nutrition Facts

4 servings

  • Amount Per Serving
    Calories580
  • % Daily Value*
  • Total Fat
    • 13g
    • 20%
  • Saturated Fat
    • 2g
    • 10%
  • Trans Fat
    • 0g
  • Cholesterol
    • 10mg
    • 3%
  • Sodium
    • 410mg
    • 17%
  • Total Carbohydrate
    • 97g
    • 32%
  • Dietary Fiber
    • 7g
  • Sugars
    • 9g
  • Protein
    • 19g
  • Vitamin C
    • 30%
  • Calcium
    • 2%
  • Iron
    • 15%
  • Vitamin A
    • 30%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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