Pasta Amatriciana

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped (you can vary the amount depending on how much you like garlic)
• 4 slices bacon, chopped (do not use maple-flavored bacon)
• 3/4 cup wine
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomato puree
• red pepper flakes

Recipe

• 1 place enough olive oil in a large sauce pan to cover the bottom and heat over medium flame.
• 2 place onions, garlic and bacon in pan and saute for about 5 minutes or until bacon is cooked through.
• 3 add wine and bring to a boil for about 3-4 minutes.
• 4 add tomatoes and then fill the empty tomato can about halfway with water and add to pan.
• 5 add as much or as little red pepper flakes as you like.
• 6 simmer over low heat for about 1/2 hour.
• 7 serve with penne pasta (or pasta of your choice).