Cheddar-and-bacon Pasta

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 0.5 (450 g) package penne, about 3 cups (may also use fusilli or rigatoni pasta in the same amount)
• 6 slices bacon
• 28 ounces plum tomatoes, drained
• 2 cups grated old cheddar cheese
• 3 green onions, thinly sliced
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 bring a large saucepan of water to a boil. then add pasta and cook according to package directions.
• 2 meanwhile, cut bacon into bite-size pieces.
• 3 heat a large, wide frying pan, preferably non-stick, over medium heat.
• 4 add bacon and stir often until bacon is browned and crispy, from 4 to 5 minutes. drain fat from pan, if you wish.
• 5 then stir in drained tomatoes.
• 6 using a wooden spoon, break up tomatoes and cook until hot and bubbly, about 2 minutes.
• 7 drain pasta well, then add to bubbling sauce in pan.
• 8 sprinkle in cheese, onions and pepper.
• 9 turn off heat but leave pan on stove.
• 10 stir pasta until cheese is almost melted and pasta is evenly coated with sauce, about 1 minute.
• 11 spoon into bowls.
• 12 sprinkle with additional grated cheese, if you like.
• 13 serve immediately with a leafy green salad and a few tomato slices.