Pasta Alla Amatriciana
Recipe: #8813
March 30, 2013
Categories: Italian Fresh Tomatoes, Canned Tomatoes, Italian Dinner, more
"A fairly easy and tasty pasta dish adapted from Sunset. It uses ingredients you may have on hand. I'm sure it would be even better made with fresh tomatoes and added herbs! Posted for the You Want What?! recipe posting game."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (380.9 g)
- Calories 881.4
- Total Fat - 13.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 4.4 g
- Cholesterol - 192.8 mg
- Sodium - 355.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 90 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.4 g
- Sugars - 4.7 g
- Protein - 93 g
- Calcium - 48.1 mg
- Iron - 10.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 3.5 mg
- Thiamin - 1.4 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Cook pasta according to directions.
Step 2
Meanwhile cook bacon in a wide frying pan over medium-high heat, stirring often, just until fat is rendered (3-5 minutes).
Step 3
Add onion; cook, stirring often until soft (about 5 minutes).
Step 4
Stir in garlic, red pepper flakes, salt, and herbs, and cook for 2 minutes.
Step 5
Stir in tomatoes with their liquid. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened.
Step 6
Gently toss pasta with sauce.
Step 7
Serve with topped with shredded parmesan cheese.
Tips
No special items needed.