Ziti with Bacon and Greens
Collard greens cooked with a bit of bacon, then tossed with ziti for a tasty pasta dish.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Total Time: 45 mins
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Main
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 slices bacon, preferably lean
- 1 tablespoon olive oil plus oil spray
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- ½ colored bell pepper, chopped
- 1 bunch collard greens, thick stems removed and leaves chopped
- 1/4 white wine
- 1/3 cup parmesan cheese
- 12 ozs ziti
- pinch red pepper flakes
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Spray a large skillet with oil, then heat on medium. Add bacon and cook until crisp, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Remove bacon from pan, set on plate topped with paper towel to cool. Crumble into bite sized pieces when cool.
- Drain the excess bacon grease from skillet, then heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in the skillet on medium.
- Add the onion, sauté in one tablespoon olive oil for about 5 minutes until the onion has begun to soften. Add the bell pepper, cook for another 5 minutes.
- Add the garlic, let it cook for a minute, then stir in the collard greens. You will probably need to add them in a couple of batches, letting the greens begin to cook down to make room for more.
- Stir in the cooking wine, red pepper flakes and salt to taste.
- Lower heat to medium high, and simmer the greens covered for 20 minutes.
- Cook the ziti according to package instructions as the greens cook.
- Drain the ziti, and toss with the collard green mixture. Stir in the bacon and cheese, and serve.
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