Bacon Tomato Pasta Sauce

Today's recipe comes from a good friend of mine. She shared this recipe with me without actual measurements, so I had to improvise a little. Feel free to do the same when you make it. We all found this recipe very tasty and will definitely make it again! Thanks, Jenn!

p.s. Bacon and healthy are oxymorons - yes......but anything with bacon is better! (ha!?) and this beats buying jarred sauce any day, so that's why it's on my site!

Bacon Tomato Pasta Sauce

• 6 slices bacon
• 1/2 small red (or yellow) onion, finely chopped
• 2-3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 large can diced tomatoes (look for no salt added)
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp hot chili flakes
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
• Cooked, homemade pasta (you can use any kind, homemade or not.....tonight I used a homemade cracked pepper and garlic fettucini noodles)
• 1/2 cup cubed mozzarella

1. Slice bacon into 1/2" pcs. Cook in large pot in stove, until almost crunchy. Set bacon aside. Pour out all but about 1 tbsp of the bacon grease.
2. On med-high heat, add onions to bacon grease and cook until soft. Add garlic and cook for about 30 seconds before pouring in canned tomatoes. Stir.
3. Add in the rest of the ingredients (except pasta and cheese) and stir. Also add in the reserved cooked bacon. Let simmer 5-10 minutes.
4. Toss cooked pasta with sauce and mozzarella cubes. Serve immediately (top with a few extra cubes of mozza, if desired). ENJOY!