How To Make Canadian Bacon and Mozzarella Penne Pasta
Loaded with juicy Canadian bacon, gooey mozzarella, and coated in a luscious tomato sauce; this penne pasta makes a rich and belly-filling meal!
Serves:
Ingredients
- ½lbfresh mozzarella
- 1garlic clove
- 2½tbspolive oil
- ¾tspsalt
- red pepper flakes,dried
- ¼cupfresh parsley,chopped
- 1small onion
- 1½cuptomatoes in thick puree,(one 15 oz can), canned, crushed
- ¼cupwater
- ¾lbpenne
- ½lbCanadian bacon
Instructions
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In a small bowl, combine the mozzarella, garlic, 1½ tablespoons of the oil, ¼ teaspoon of the salt, ¼ teaspoon of red-pepper flakes and the parsley.
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In a large saucepan, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon oil over moderately low heat. Cook the onion for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until translucent.
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Add the tomatoes, water, the remaining ½ teaspoon of salt and a pinch of red-pepper flakes. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes.
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In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the pasta for about 13 minutes until just done. Reserve ¼ cup of the pasta-cooking water. Drain.
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Toss the pasta with the tomato sauce, mozzarella mixture and Canadian bacon. If the sauce seems too thick, add some of the reserved pasta-cooking water.
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Serve warm, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 642.68kcal
- Fat: 24.12g
- Saturated Fat: 9.40g
- Trans Fat: 0.00g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 10.69g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.12g
- Carbohydrates: 69.77g
- Fiber: 3.83g
- Sugar: 5.62g
- Protein: 35.98g
- Cholesterol: 72.01mg
- Sodium: 788.36mg
- Calcium: 324.27mg
- Potassium: 813.18mg
- Iron: 2.08mg
- Vitamin A: 140.75µg
- Vitamin C: 14.17mg
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