Tomato Bacon Pasta Sauce is a favourite of Marius and me. And it's so simple to make! The boys are still strongly in the "buttered noodles, hold the sauce, extra parmesan" phase for the last, well, their whole lives. I have hope though.
The recipe Tomato Bacon Pasta Sauce makes 3-4 quarts of sauce, enough to feed 12-15 adults. You're not feeding 12-15 adults? Neither am I...but it's the same amount of effort to make it this way and I can freeze it for quick meals later. I can share it with friends. I also used it as pizza sauce later in the week and it was ROCKING PIZZA SAUCE.
If you must, half the recipe, but I don't suggest it!
Tomato Bacon Pasta Sauce
Tomato Bacon Pasta Sauce is one of my favourites! And it's so simple to make and freezes well to make quick weeknight meals even easier! It also makes a ROCKING PIZZA SAUCE so try some leftovers on your next homemade pizza. You can halve the recipe because this is a big batch of sauce, but I don't suggest it!
Ingredients
- 1 lb bacon
- 2 sliced onions sub ⅔ dried onion
- 2- 28 oz cans diced tomatoes
- 4- 14 oz cans crushed tomatoes or unseasoned tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons dried thyme
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 6-8 cloves garlic chopped (sub 2 tablespoon dried garlic)
- 2 teaspoons black pepper
- salt to taste (this will depend how salty your bacon was)
Instructions
- Chop bacon up into ½" chunks and sauce in a large heavy bottomed pot on medium heat.
- When mostly sautéed, add onion and saute until translucent.
- Add remaining ingredients, bring to a simmer, then turn to low and let gently bubble, lid on, for an hour.
- Taste for saltiness, and serve over cooked pasta!
Nutrition
Calories: 530kcalCarbohydrates: 51gProtein: 19gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 6gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 1202mgPotassium: 1789mgFiber: 11gSugar: 31gVitamin A: 1221IUVitamin C: 53mgCalcium: 226mgIron: 9mg
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Carole from Carole's Chatter
Hi there, this would be a great addition to the tomato theme over at Food on Friday (which is on right now). Each month there are 3 different themes plus a Potluck – so you should always be able to share something. If you would like to join in the fun on a regular basis please schedule a reminder for the second Friday of each month (NZ time). Cheers from Carole's Chatter
Kimberly
Do you drain the fat from bacon or not?
Thank you.
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Yes, drain the fat and save it for later....
Ashley
Can this recipe be canned for later?
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Yes you could pressure can this recipe!
Leah Glick
One summer I got gifted loads of extra bacon, and having seen this pasta sauce recipe, used the bacon to make it and it was absolutely heavenly! Every once in a while I'll save aside some bacon to make this recipe still. It is delicious! My personal sub to make it my own is using roasted tomato sauce that I can