Malfadine Alla Romana (pasta With Bacon And Cheese Sauce)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 10 ounces mafalda pasta
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped finely
• 7 ounces lardons or 7 ounces smoked bacon
• 1 (14 ounce) can chopped imported italian tomatoes, with liquid
• 12 sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, drained and chopped
• 3 tablespoons parmesan cheese or 3 tablespoons romano cheese
• 2 tablespoons butter
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 if using bacon, cut into cubes.
• 2 in a frying pan, saute the onion till softened but not browned.
• 3 add the lardons or bacon cubes, and brown them.
• 4 add the canned tomatoes and the chopped sun-dried tomatoes.
• 5 season with salt and pepper and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 6 meanwhile, cook the malfadine al dente.
• 7 strain (reserving 2 tbs of the water), then pour into the pan with the prepared sauce, adding the reserved 2 tbs pasta water and then leaving the pasta to flavor 1 minute.
• 8 add the butter and the parmesan or romano cheese, take the pan off the heat and mix everything well.
• 9 transfer to a serving dish and serve immediately.