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!
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- Serves: 6 persons
Ingredients
- 1(16 ounce) package penne pasta, dry
- 1tablespoon olive oil
- 1small onion, chopped
- 3cloves garlic, minced
- 1medium ripe tomato, chopped, or more to taste
- 1(8 ounce) package fresh spinach
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 6strips turkey bacon
- ¼cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese, or to taste
Instructions
Step 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.Step 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.Step 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.Step 4
Pour tomato mixture into drained pasta and add Gorgonzola cheese.