Penne with bacon, red onion and spicy tomato sauce recipe

Servings: 4-6 / Ready in: 30 mins

Ingredients

• ¼ cup Olive oil
• 12 oz Bacon, thinly sliced
• 1 Red onion, cut into ¼” half moons
• 2 Garlic cloves, sliced
• 1 jar Veracruz Cooking Sauce
• 1 lb Short pasta shapes
• Freshly grated Queso Cotija or Parmigiano

Directions

1. Cook the Penne following the package directions.
2. Meanwhile, in a large sauté pan, combine the olive oil, bacon, onion and garlic; set over low heat and cook until onion is softened and the bacon has rendered much of its fat, about 10 minutes.
3. Drain all but 2 tbsp of the fat out of the pan. Add the Veracruz sauce, bring to a boil, lower heat to simmer and let cook for 5 minutes.
4. Drain pasta. Add the pasta to the simmering sauce and toss for 1 minute to coat. Serve immediately, topped with freshly grated Cotija or Parmigiano cheese. Provecho!

TIP: Make it a vegetarian pasta, simply saute red onion and garlic in 2 tablespoons of olive oil and follow the rest of the recipe.