Penne carretiera pasta

Week # 4 recipe # 3 ( because of delay )

Hey guys, I'm back in town, so the blog will go back to normal again, last week i wasn't able to post a new recipe so this week i'm posting 2. Well today i had an Italian epiphany so i made 2 Italian dishes, first of all i made penne carretiera pasta with fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, onions and bacon. It's my favorite, I've had it in a few restaurants and decided to try it at home so this is what i came up with:

what you will need:

- A big bag of penne pasta.

- 3 or big tomatoes, diced..

- 1 big onion cut into half moons.

- Half a pound of sliced mushrooms ( whatever kind you like, jut don't use can mushrooms )

- 2 garlic cloves, minced.

- 2 or 3 slices of thick bacon, depending on how much u like it.

- 2 tablespoons of olive oil.

- 1 teaspoon of tomato paste

- A few basil leafs

- salt and pepper to taste, plus a little bit of sugar.

Ok guys, so when u got all your ingredients, first you have to get a pot put some water to boil with lots of salt and then throw in the pasta, let it cook for about 10 -12 min and check to see if it's "al dente " meaning not too soft not hard, just right. while your pasta is cooking grab a big pan and pour the olive oil and the chopped slices of bacon along with the onions and garlic, let it all cook on high heat for a couple of minutes so everything gets happy and caramelized. then throw in the mushrooms while the pan is still pretty hot, move everything around and then lower the heat to medium low and add in the tomatoes along with a couple tablespoons of water and the tomato paste let that simmer for a few minutes until the tomatoes are very soft. Season to taste with the salt pepper and sugar and right at the end add the basil leafs. when your pasta is cooked pass it from your boiling water pot to your pan with the sauce, give it all a nice toss and drizzle some more olive oil on everything.

Serve with some garlic bread and garnish with some freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano and basil leafs.

OK guys so there u have it a really simple Italian dish that is incredibly delicious. I recommend you try it at home. And remember if u have any questions or if u didn't understand something let me know in the comments or send me an email.