St. Louis Blues Pasta

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb penne or 1 lb other medium shape pasta
• 1/2 lb bacon
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 lb collard greens, chopped and rinsed
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to pasta directions, drain.
• 2 meanwhile, cook bacon in large skillet until crisp.
• 3 remove from pan, crumble and reserve bacon.
• 4 pour off all but 1 tablespoons bacon drippings.
• 5 sauté garlic and onion in remaining drippings.
• 6 sprinkle with salt.
• 7 add collard greens and stir to coat collard greens with bacon drippings.
• 8 add chicken broth.
• 9 cover pan and simmer until collard greens are tender but not mushy, about 15 minutes.
• 10 stir in vinegar and hot pepper sauce.
• 11 mix collard greens and pan juices with the cooked pasta.
• 12 sprinkle with parmesan cheese and chopped bacon.
• 13 serve immediately.