I went to dinner at a friend’s place the other night and tasetd the most delicious pasta I have tasted in a while! I asked them how they made it. They poured a store-bought bottle of ricotta and tomato sauce over pasta and added some bacon. I was shocked that something so store-bought and simple could taste that good! I figured that if something store-bought tasted this good, imagine how awesome a home-made version would taste! (P.s. I always go for the home-made stuff over the store bought.) I was right! It tasted 10 times better than the already fantastic version I had at their place!

You will need…

Ricotta cheese, canned crushed tomatoes, shallots, garlic, smoked bacon and parsley. Oh, and don’t forget the olive oil for cooking!

Begin by dicing the shallots…

And mincing the garlic…

And mincing the parley too…

Then take this…

I sliced 12 some circle rounds of the smoked bacon. It’s 150g if you can’t find the round version and only the strips…

Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large saucepan…

Add the onions and garlic…

Saute them for 2 minutes or so (they will begin to become translucent)…

Add the bacon…

Now saute this about for around 5 minutes. When the onions begin turning a nice golden brown colour you know you are ready for the next step…

Add in a 14oz can of crushed tomatoes…

And a cup of ricotta cheese…

Stir it up to combine everything together and then sprinkle in the parsley (it comes to 2 tablespoons when it is minced)…

Simmer the sauce for 10 minutes. This gives the ricotta cheese time to real get in there and melt, pumping up that creaminess!

Serve it over pasta and if you have leftovers, keep it in the fridge for a week or so!

Enjoy!

Thanks for reading!

P.s. if you come back in a few days, I am featuring this in “Leftover Madness!” (my new series!) where I transform the leftovers into a totally new dinner option!!!

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