Pasta and Pasta Sauce Recipes
Rigatoni with Olives and Bacon
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 6 slices bacon
- 1/2 large onion, thinly sliced
- 8 ounces dried rigatoni (or other small pasta)
- 12 pitted and chopped cured black olives (such as Kalamata)
- 1 to 2 ounce piece Parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped marjoram or thyme (optional)
Instructions
- In medium skillet, cook bacon until crisp (reserve drippings); blot, coarsely chop and set aside.
- In bacon drippings, sauté onion until soft and just beginning to brown, about 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions, drain and transfer to warm serving platter or large shallow bowl.
- Toss pasta with bacon, onion and olives. Season with salt and pepper to taste; toss again.
- Use a vegetable peeler to cut the Parmesan cheese into thin shavings.
- Sprinkle the cheese over the pasta and top with the fresh herb, if desired.