BACON AND TOMATO SPAGHETTI RECIPE

This is a great recipe - so quick and simple to prepare and it is easy to tweak it to your personal preference. I love the addition of healthy greens.

INGREDIENTS:

300 grams bacon strips

2 tablespoons oil

1 cup chopped onions

1/2 cup finely chopped carrots

2 tablespoons minced garlic

7 tomatoes, boiled and crushed/ blended

2 tablespoons tomato paste

2 teaspoons dried thyme

1/2 teaspoon chili flakes

salt and pepper to taste

1 packet spaghetti, boiled.

DIRECTIONS:

Heat a large saucepan and fry bacon until lightly golden. Remove bacon but leave the rendered fat. Set bacon aside.

Heat oil in the same pan. Sauté onions until translucent. Add carrots and garlic, and cook until soft. Add the crushed tomatoes and the tomato paste. Bring to a boil then simmer for 10 minutes.

Add bacon, thyme, and chili flakes and continue to simmer for 5 minutes. Put the boiled spaghetti in the sauce and mix gently. Season with salt and pepper. Grate some cheddar cheese on it if you want.