Tomato Pasta with Bacon, Onions, and Cheese

Name: Tomato Pasta with Bacon, Onions, and Cheese
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 3–4 quarts boiling salted water; 8 ounces spaghetti; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 4 slices smoked bacon, diced; 1 medium onion, chopped; ½ teaspoon–1 tablespoon crushed red pepper; 12–16 ounces tomato sauce; 2–4 ounces freshly-grated Parmesan cheese

60 min · serves 4

Ingredients

3–4 quarts boiling salted water
8 ounces spaghetti
3 tablespoons olive oil
4 slices smoked bacon, diced
1 medium onion, chopped
½ teaspoon–1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
12–16 ounces tomato sauce
2–4 ounces freshly-grated Parmesan cheese

Steps

Boil spaghetti for 6 minutes or so, just until al dente. Drain when ready.
As the water for the spaghetti is brought to a boil, start heating olive oil in a medium saucepan and sauté the bacon until the fat is just clear.
Add the onion and sauté until soft.
Add crushed red pepper and cook 2–3 minutes more.
Add the tomato sauce and heat through.
Remove from heat, add Parmesan cheese, and serve immediately over spaghetti. You may garnish with additional Parmesan cheese.

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Adapted from “Tomato Pasta with Bacon, Onions, and Cheese” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.