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Bacon Tomato Capellini

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The flavor of this pasta dish is unbelievable! When I’m having someone for dinner for the first time, this is what I make. My kids have gotten mad at me for making it when they’re not home, and my husband LOVES this dish!

Ingredients

  • 2 packages (16 Oz. Package) Bacon, Naturally Flavored
  • ½ cups Bacon Grease, From The Bacon You're Cooking
  • 2 cans (28 Oz. Cans) Diced Tomatoes, Nothing Added
  • ½ cups Chopped Fresh Basil
  • 2 cloves Fresh Garlic, Minced
  • 1 bunch Chopped Green Onions
  • 2 teaspoons Salt (optional)
  • 1 box (16 Oz. Box) Capellini Or Angel Hair Pasta

Preparation

Fry bacon in a large frying pan, making sure it’s cooked thoroughly but not too crispy. Drain cooked bacon on paper towels, but don’t throw away the grease in the pan! You want to reserve 1/2 cup bacon grease. Dump the rest of the bacon grease out, then put the skillet back on the stove without cleaning it. Trust me. 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.

Now, open your tomato cans and dump them into a large bowl. Throw in the chopped fresh basil and stir. You want to be able to see the basil, distributed evenly in the tomatoes, so if you have to add more, you can. Set this bowl aside and let the flavors mingle while you do the next step.

Dice your garlic, and chop your green onions. Pour your 1/2 cup of bacon grease back into the skillet and heat it to medium. Throw in and saute your garlic and onions. 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 noodles and set aside. Right before serving, in a very large bowl, add the bacon/tomato sauce to the noodles and mix well.

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

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moadermom on 12.27.2010

This is a delicious dish! Nuff said!

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jackiebw on 9.28.2010

“When you start getting high from the smell in your kitchen, pour in the bowl of tomatoes and basil.”
What if you’re already a little high from a preprandial martini?
Seriously, this is a fabulous recipe. We’re thinking of doing this for our family Christmas Eve dinner instead of our traditional marinated tenderloin. I made this tonight and it was absolutely delicious. It goes very well with a nice sangiovese. Five mitts for sure!

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Trish in MO on 8.30.2010

OHMIGOSH this was amazing!! A huge hit for our special dinner, and requested to become a regular dish in our home! Thanks for sharing!! 5 mitts!

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rileygirl on 8.27.2010

This was great and will definitely be making it again. I made a 1/2 recipe.

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Trish in MO on 8.25.2010

I’m making this for my folks this week, and I can’t wait! You need to steal the image from MissAmy to upload here ;)

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Rebecca Bess on 12.17.2013

This was so yummy. Great flavor, easy to put together.

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aday on 11.10.2011

I made this for a recipe swap last night. It was good but not the favorite dish there. I had to use dry basil as I couldn’t find fresh basil anywhere. That may have been the deciding factor. This was the first time I have made any type of homemade pasta sauce. The flavor was good!

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rachelinmpls on 8.31.2011

Not my favorite. I agree with Heritage Hollow that it was way too soupy.

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kellis11 on 3.14.2011

yummo!!!

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ericame on 1.29.2011

Very nice. I mad a 1/4 recipe and had to sub in dried basil (1 tbsp) and regular white onion, but it turned out great!

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