Bacon Tomato Capellini

By Tangie2010

This stuff is also pretty amazing reheated the next day. I usually just pop it into the microwave for a minute or two.

Ingredients

• 2 pkgs (16 oz pkg) Bacon, Naturally Flavored
• ½ cup Bacon Drippings
• 2 cans (28 oz Cans) Diced Tomatoes
• ½ cup Fresh Basil, chopped
• 2 cloves Garlic, minced
• 1 bunch Green Onions, chopped
• 2 tsp Salt
• 1 box (16 oz) Angel Hair Pasta

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Fry bacon in a large frying pan. Drain cooked bacon on paper towels, reserving 1/2 cup bacon grease. When the bacon is cool, use your fingers to tear it into small pieces. (Please, don’t ever use store bought bacon bits in this recipe.) Set your cooked, crumbled bacon aside.

In large bowl combine tomatoes and the chopped fresh basil and stir. You want to be able to see the basil, distributed evenly in the tomatoes, add more if needed. Set this bowl aside and let the flavors mingle while you do the next step.

Saute garlic and onions in bacon drippings in skillet over medium heat. When they’re getting a nice tan from the color of the bacon grease, add your bacon.

On low heat, saute the bacon together with the garlic and onions for around ten minutes. When you start getting high from the smell in your kitchen, pour in the bowl of tomatoes and basil. Stir together really well, bring to a boil and then cover and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Taste and add salt if necessary.

Meanwhile, in a large pot, cook your pasta according the directions on the package. Drain and set aside. Right before serving, in a very large bowl, add the bacon/tomato sauce to the noodles and mix well.