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Cheesy Bacon Pasta
This cheesy bacon pasta is rich, creamy, and loaded with crispy bacon—fast, filling, and totally satisfying.
Ingredients
- 4 strips bacon
- 20 oz box penne pasta
- ½ cup pepper jack cheese, shredded
- 24 oz pasta sauce
Instructions
- To a large pot of boiling water, add in the pasta and cook the pasta according to the package instructions drain and set to the side.
- To a large pan on the stove over medium heat add the bacon and cook it through remove the cooked bacon to a plate lined with paper towels. Once the bacon has cooled down crumble it into pieces.
- To the same pan, the bacon was cooked in add in the pasta sauce, cooked pasta, cheese, and crumbled bacon stir well and serve.
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Nutrition
Calories: 711kcal | Carbohydrates: 115g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 1045mg | Potassium: 876mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 853IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 160mg | Iron: 4mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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