Bucatini all'Amatriciana Recipe - OrsaraRecipes

burrata cheese

🥗Healthier: ricotta cheese

💰Cheaper: mozzarella cheese

Ricotta offers a similar creamy texture with fewer calories.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is lower in calories and provides a cheesy flavor.

Heat olive oil in a pan on the stove.

Cut the bacon into thin strips.

Add bacon to the hot oil and cook until crispy.

Remove the bacon from the pan and set aside.

Add chopped onion to the pan and sauté.

Add minced garlic to the pan and sauté briefly.

Pour in tomato sauce (about enough for 1 pound of pasta) and stir.

Add the crispy bacon back into the sauce and mix well.

Season with black pepper and optional hot pepper.

Boil water and add salt for cooking the pasta.

Cook bucatini for 8-10 minutes until al dente, stirring occasionally.

Drain the pasta and add it to the sauce in the pan.

Toss the pasta with the sauce to combine.

Serve the pasta in a dish, adding more sauce on top if desired.

Top with grated parmesan cheese and fresh basil leaves.

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