Pasta with Beans
This can be served as either an appetizer or a main course.
1 cup small pasta shells
4 slices of turkey bacon
1 cup chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tsp. red pepper
1 16-oz can chopped tomatoes
1 16-oz. can of pinto beans
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
Cook pasta shells in 2 quarts of boiling water
until al dente.
Drain and place in a large serving bowl. Cook
turkey bacon in
frying pan until crisp and brown. Remove bacon
and drain on paper
towels. Pour all but 1/4 cup of the bacon fat
out of the pa n.
Heat oil and add the onion, garlic and red pepper.
Cook for a few
minutes, add the tomatoes and then cover and
cook for about five
minutes. Add the beans to the sauce and cook
for about five
minutes. Pour the sauce over the pasta shells,
add the c heese
and salt and pepper and mix well. Crumble the
bacon over the top
and cook in a 300-degree oven for about 10 minutes
until hot and
bubbly.
We hope you enjoy this as much as we did.
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