Amatriciana recipe

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Ingredients

4 slices bacon, diced
½ cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon minced garlic
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
1 pound linguine pasta, uncooked
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Nutrition Info

528.5 calories
carbohydrate: 97.6 g
cholesterol: 12.1 mg
fat: 7.5 g
fiber: 6.3 g
protein: 21.5 g
saturatedFat: 2.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 701.6 mg
sugar: 11.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Cook diced bacon in a large saucepan over medium high heat until crisp, about 5 minutes. Drain all but 2 tablespoons of drippings from the pan.

  2. Add onions, and cook over medium heat about 3 minutes. Stir in garlic and red pepper flakes, cook 30 seconds. Add canned tomatoes, undrained, simmer 10 minutes, breaking up tomatoes.

  3. Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a large pot of 4 quarts boiling salted water until al dente. Drain.

  4. Stir basil into the sauce, and then toss with cooked pasta. Serve with grated Parmesan cheese.

Recipe Yield

4 to 6 servings

Recipe Note

This is a classic Italian pasta dish. Use fresh basil when it's in season;at other times, use fresh flat-leaf parsley.

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