Pasta Rustica recipe

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Ingredients

1 pound rotini or fusili pasta
6 slices bacon
½ cup extra virgin olive oil
2 medium onions, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
¼ cup chopped parsley
4 cloves garlic, minced
¼ teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 (28 ounce) can plum tomatoes, undrained, coarsely chopped
½ cup Lindsay® Black Ripe Pitted Olives or Lindsay® Green Ripe Select Olives sliced, drained
2 tablespoons capers, drained
½ teaspoon dried oregano
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese

Nutrition Info

593 calories
carbohydrate: 68.6 g
cholesterol: 16 mg
fat: 27.6 g
fiber: 5.1 g
protein: 17.8 g
saturatedFat: 5.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 769.8 mg
sugar: 7.6 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large deep skillet, cook bacon until crisp. Drain bacon on paper towel, cut or break into 1/2-inch pieces.

  2. Discard bacon drippings from skillet, add oil. Cook onions in oil over medium heat 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add bell pepper, parsley, garlic and pepper flakes, cook 2 minutes. Add tomatoes and reserved bacon, simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in olives and oregano, simmer 2 minutes. Season to taste with salt, if desired.

  3. Drain pasta, toss with sauce and cheese. Transfer to serving plates and serve with additional cheese, if desired.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

Lindsay® Black Olives or Lindsay® Green Ripe Olives - or even a mixture of both - are tossed into this Pasta Rustica, bringing together the flavors of sweet bell pepper, mellow olive oil, and spicy pepper flakes. Finish with Parmesan cheese, and enjoy!

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