Orecchiette with Bacon
Anna Last joins Martha to prepare a flavorful recipe for orecchiette with bacon and tomato sauce.
Orecchiette with Bacon and Tomato Sauce
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Orecchiette with Bacon
Anna Last joins Martha to prepare a flavorful recipe for orecchiette with bacon...
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Everyday Food, March 2010
- Prep Time 20 minutes
- Total Time 30 minutes
- Yield Serves 4
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 slices bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 medium red onion, halved and thinly sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
- 1 can (28 ounces) whole peeled tomatoes
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 1 pound orecchiette or other short pasta
- Grated Parmesan and chopped fresh parsley, for serving
Directions
- In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium-high. Add bacon and cook until browned and almost crisp, about 4 minutes. Add onion and cook until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and red-pepper flakes and stir until fragrant, 1 minute. Add tomatoes, breaking them up as you go, and season with salt and pepper. Bring sauce to a boil; reduce to a simmer and cook until slightly reduced, 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a large pot of salted water, cook pasta 1 minute less than package instructions. Reserve cup pasta water; drain pasta and return to pot.
- Add sauce and pasta water to pasta and toss to combine; cook over medium-high until sauce thickens and coats pasta, about 2 minutes. Refrigerate 3 cups pasta for a separate dish. Serve remaining pasta topped with Parmesan and parsley.
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Made this for Husband on a Sunday night and it he says it was delicious. The red pepper flakes give it a kick. I reserved the 3 cups of pasta and will be making the frittata some time this week.
The 3 saved cups of pasta is for the 'Pasta and Cheese Frittata' from Everyday Food March 2010.
What is the other dish that you save the three cups for?
What is the other dish that you save the three cups for?
What is the other dish that you save the three cups for?
Easy and delicious. My 13 month old ate it so fast I couldn't keep up with her. Saved 3 cups for the other dish and I can't wait to make it tomorrow.
I made this and loved it! Results here: http://marthaandme.wordpress.com/2010/03/05/orecchiette-with-bacon-and-t...