Tomato And Bacon Pasta

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 400 g fresh fettuccine (or any type of long pasta will be fine)
• 100 g streaky bacon (i love bacon so i always use more)
• 2 large red chilies (optional) or 1 teaspoon chili powder (optional)
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 brown onion
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 275 ml tomato puree
• salt and black pepper
• chopped fresh italian parsley (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water, following packet directions. drain and keep warm.
• 2 trim the rind from the bacon and chop finely. halve and de-seed the chillies if using, chop finely. peel and chop the garlic and onion.
• 3 heat the oil over a medium heat. fry the bacon gently until the fat begins to run. (at this stage i normally drain some of the fat away, but it's a personal preference).
• 4 add the onion and garlic and cook til slightly softened. add the tomato and the chillies or chili powder. simmer until slightly reduced. season to taste.
• 5 return the pasta to the pan, stirring through until thoroughly mixed and hot.
• 6 garnish with the parsley and serve.
• 7 enjoy :).