Bow Ties with Sweet Potatoes and Canadian Bacon

Name: Bow Ties with Sweet Potatoes and Canadian Bacon
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 340 grams bow ties; 227 grams Canadian bacon, diced; 355 milliliters canned crushed tomatoes in thick puree (one 16-ounce can); 0 teaspoons cayenne; 2 Tbsps cooking oil; 1 teaspoon dried sage; 1 onion, halved and cut into thin slices; 1 teaspoons salt; 227 grams sweet potato (about , peeled, cut in half lengthwise, then cut crosswise into 1/4-inch slices; 59 milliliters water

Bow Ties with Sweet Potatoes and Canadian Bacon requires about 45 minutes from start to finish. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 556 calories, 25g of protein, and 13g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 28% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. If you have sage, canadian bacon, sweet potato, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the sweet potato you could follow this main course with the Sweet Potato Dessert Squares as a dessert.

Instructions

In a large frying pan, heat the oil over moderately low heat.

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Add the onion and sweet potato and toss to coat with the oil.

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Add the water, cover, and cook until the onions are soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in the sage, cayenne, salt, and tomatoes. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until the sweet potato is tender and the sauce thickened, about 15 minutes.

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Add the Canadian bacon and remove from the heat.

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In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the bow ties until just done, about 15 minutes.

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Drain and toss the pasta with the sauce.

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Variations: Bow Ties with Sweet Potatoes and Ham: Dice 1/2 pound of ham and use it in place of the Canadian bacon.

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Bow Ties with Canadian Bacon and Squash: Peel and dice 1/2 pound of winter squash, such as butternut or Hubbard, and use it in place of the sweet potato. Depending on the type of squash, you may need to adjust the simmering time by a few minutes.

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Wine Recommendation: To match the sweetness of both the potato and the Canadian bacon, try a kabinett riesling from Germany's Mosel-Saar-Ruwer region.

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