Campanelle Pasta with Turkey Bacon

This recipe is simply delicious and easy to make. One day I had to make pasta but ran out of sauce and used what I had in my kitchen. Results...were positive!

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package penne pasta, dry
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 medium ripe tomato, chopped, or more to taste
• 1 (8 ounce) package fresh spinach
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 6 strips turkey bacon
• 0.25 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese, or to taste

Steps

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain.
2. While pasta cooks, heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion and garlic in the hot oil until softened, about 5 minutes. Toss in tomatoes and cook and stir for 5 minutes. Gradually toss in spinach and season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat and simmer mixture for 15 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, place turkey bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels. Crumble and transfer to tomato mixture.
4. Pour tomato mixture into drained pasta and add Gorgonzola cheese.