Meat Lite: Penne with Bacon and Raw Tomato Sauce

Name: Meat Lite: Penne with Bacon and Raw Tomato Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 57 grams bacon (about 2 slices), diced; 10 basil leaves, torn; 2 Tbsps extra virgin olive oil; 1 garlic clove, minced; 237 milliliters large heirloom tomato, peeled and diced (about; 2 servings Parmesan cheese, grated, for serving; 227 grams penne; 10 grinds black pepper; 0 teaspoons red pepper flakes; 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar; 0 teaspoons salt; 59 milliliters minced shallot

Meat Lite: Penne with Bacon and Raw Tomato Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 2 servings with 811 calories, 30g of protein, and 35g of fat each. This recipe covers 26% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up salt, basil leaves, parmesan cheese, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Using a mortar and pestle or the back of a knife, grind the garlic, salt and red pepper flakes to a paste.

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Red Pepper Flakes

Garlic

Salt

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Mortar And Pestle

Knife

Combine the paste, the tomato with its juices, the basil leaves, the olive oil, the vinegar and the salt in a mix bowling and cover. Set aside for three hours or up to overnight.

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Fresh Basil

Olive Oil

Vinegar

Tomato

Salt

Put a large pot of water on to boil, and while you wait, fry the bacon over medium heat until the fat is rendered and the pieces are crisp.

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Bacon

Water

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Pot

Remove and reserve the bacon pieces and drain all but 1 tablespoon of fat from the pan.

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Real Bacon Pieces

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Frying Pan

Add the shallots to the bacon fat and fry until the shallots have softened. By now, the water will have come to a boil and you will be cooking the pasta and shallots at the same time.

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Bacon Drippings

Shallot