Name: Bow Ties with Sweet Potatoes and Bacon Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tbsp cooking oil; 1 onion; 1 sweet potato; ¼ cup water; 1 tsp dried Sage; tsp cayenne; ½ tsp salt; 1½ cups tomatoes in thick puree; ½ lb Canadian bacon; ¾ lb bow ties

bow ties with sweet potatoes and bacon recipe

How To Make Bow Ties with Sweet Potatoes and Bacon

Made with the ham-like flavors of Canadian bacon, this bow ties pasta has a velvety and mellow sauce of canned tomatoes and sweet potatoes.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 35 minutes

Total: 45 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2tbspcooking oil
1onion,halved and cut into thin-slices
1sweet potato,(about ½ lb), peeled, cut in half lengthwise, then cut into ¼-inch slices
¼cupwater
1tspdried Sage
⅛tspcayenne
½tspsalt
1½cupscrushed tomatoes in thick puree,(16 oz can)
½lbcanadian bacon
¾lbbow ties

Instructions

In a large frying pan, heat the oil over moderately low heat. Add the onion and sweet potato and toss to coat with the oil. Add the water, cover, and cook for about 5 minutes until the onions are soft.
Stir in the sage, cayenne, salt, and tomatoes. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for about 15 minutes until the sweet potato is tender and the sauce thickened. Add the Canadian bacon and remove it from the heat.
In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the bow ties for about 15 minutes until just done. Drain and toss the pasta with the sauce.
Serve and enjoy.