Campanelle Pasta with Turkey Bacon

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Description

Campanelle pasta is tossed with a turkey bacon, spinach, and tomato mixture and cheese for this easy weeknight recipe.

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package penne pasta, dry
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium ripe tomato, chopped, or more to taste
1 (8 ounce) package fresh spinach
salt and ground black pepper to taste
6 strips turkey bacon
1/4 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese, or to taste

Directions

1 Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain.
2 While pasta cooks, heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion and garlic in the hot oil until softened, about 5 minutes. Toss in tomatoes and cook and stir for 5 minutes. Gradually toss in spinach and season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat and simmer mixture for 15 minutes.
3 Meanwhile, place turkey bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels. Crumble and transfer to tomato mixture.
4 Pour tomato mixture into drained pasta and add Gorgonzola cheese.