Penne with bacon, ricotta and basil sauce

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Name: Penne with bacon, ricotta and basil sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: not set
Ingredients: 2 tsp Olive Oil; 4 slices low-fat bacon chopped; 2-3 cloves Garlic crushed; 1 onion finely chopped; 1 cup low-fat ricotta cheese; 3 handfuls basil finly chopped; 11 1/2 ounces Penne pasta; 12 cherry tomatoes Halved

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INGREDIENTS

2 tsp Olive Oil
4 slices low-fat bacon ; chopped
2-3 cloves Garlic ; crushed
1 onion ; finely chopped
1 cup low-fat ricotta cheese
3 handfuls basil ; finly chopped
11 1/2 ounces Penne pasta
12 cherry tomatoes ; Halved

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the bacon, garlic, onion and scallions and stir over medium heat for 5 minutes, or until cooked. Remove from the heat, stir in the ricotta and chopped basil and beat until smooth.

Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling water for 10 minutes, or until al dents. Just prior to draining the pasta, add about 1 cup or the pasta cooking water to the ricotta mixture to thin the sauce. Add more water if you prefer an even thinner sauce. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Drain the pasta and stir the ricotta sauce and tomato halves through the pasta. Garnish with extra basil.

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (542g)
Recipe Makes: 4 Servings

Calories: 402
Calories from Fat: 73 (18%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 8.1g	11 %
	Saturated Fat 3.5g	17 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 2.2g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 1.3g
Cholesterol 78.6mg		24 %
Sodium 117.7mg		4 %
Potassium 1141.7mg		30 %
Total Carbohydrate 64.8g		19 %
	Dietary Fiber 4.9g	20 %
	Sugars, other 59.9g
Protein 19.8g		28 %
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Calories per serving: 402

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