Recently we had some leftover bacon that we needed to use. My husband had wanted to make carbonara for quite a while, so we decided to finally give it a try. If you have never eaten limp (but cooked) bacon, you are in for a treat!

Ingredients

• 1 can diced tomatoes
• 1/2 package bacon
• 1 box penne pasta
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese
• splash red wine vinegar (or red wine)
• fresh basil (optional)
• crushed red pepper (optional)

Directions

1. Cut the bacon into small pieces and cook.
2. Drain off all but 2-3 Tbsp. grease.
3. Stir in a box of cooked penne pasta and a can of diced tomatoes.
4. Cook for about 5 minutes.
5. Add red wine vinegar and parmesan cheese.
6. Tip: to truly have this “guilt-free”, use Dreamfields low-carb pasta. It is just as good, if not better than regular pasta and it only has 5 digestible carbs per serving! You can find it in most grocery stores, with other dried pasta.

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