Dinner Tonight: Pasta with Onion, Bacon, and Tomato (Pasta All'Amatriciana)

Name: Dinner Tonight: Pasta with Onion, Bacon, and Tomato (Pasta All'Amatriciana)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 170 grams bacon, chopped; 794 grams plum tomatoes; 4 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed; 1 teaspoons kosher salt, plus a tablespoon for the pasta; 4 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 237 milliliters grated Pecorino Romano; 1 teaspoons red pepper flakes; 454 grams spaghetti or bucatini

Dinner Tonight: Pasta with Onion, Bacon, and Tomato (Pastan All'Amatriciana) might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 887 calories, 32g of protein, and 40g of fat each. This recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 30 minutes. Head to the store and pick up bacon, canned tomatoes, garlic cloves, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the bacon you could follow this main course with the Blueberry Buckle as a dessert.

Instructions

Bring a large pot of water to a boil.

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Add a tablespoon of salt.

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Drain the tomatoes in a colander, saving all the juice. Roughly chop the tomatoes into ½-inch squares. Set aside.

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Tomato

Juice

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Pour ½ cup water into a heavy-bottomed 12-inch stainless steel skillet over medium-high heat.

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Add the sliced onions. Cook, stirring often, until onions have softened, and water has nearly evaporated.

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Onion

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Add olive oil, garlic, and ¼ teaspoon of salt to the skillet. Stir occasionally, and cook until onions and garlic are sizzling, about 2 minutes.

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Onion

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Move onions and garlic to the side of the skillet to clear a space for the bacon.

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Onion

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Add the bacon and cook until they start to render their fat, and then stir with the onions.

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Add the red pepper flakes, stir well, and let everything cook until bacon is crisp and onions are golden, about 5 minutes.

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Add the chopped tomatoes and the reserved juice, along with a cup of water. Season with ¼ teaspoon salt, and stir well. Turn heat to high and bring to a boil, and then turn to medium-low. Simmer sauce, adjusting the heat to make sure it doesn’t boil, until it thickens, about 20 minutes.

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With about ten minutes left, add pasta to the boiling water. Cook according to the directions on the box. When it is al dente, remove pasta with a pair of tongs and transfer it to the skillet with the sauce. Toss over medium heat until pasta is coated in the sauce.

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