Bacon and Parmesan Penne Pasta [Bulkbites.com]

• Servings: 8
• Time: 30 minutes

The health benefits associated with bacon are many. When it is consumed in appropriate quantities they make a great addition to your diet plan. This is because they are a rich source of essential nutrients like selenium, zinc, vitamin B12 and thiamin. Interestingly, all these nutrients are not produced in the body naturally and therefore they need to be supplied externally. Eating bacon helps maintain high energy levels throughout the day and improves your immunity level and circulatory system considerably. Consuming bacon is also known to help protect heart and improve mood levels.

Nutrition

• calories: 528
• protein: 27
• carbs: 60
• fat: 20
• saturated fat: 3.57
• polyunsaturated fat: 8.06
• monounsaturated fat: 6.35
• cholesterol: 5
• sodium: 1095
• potassium: 118
• dietary fiber: 6.11
• sugars: 0.83
• vitamin a: 10
• vitamin c: 3
• calcium: 128
• iron: 1
• magnesium: 0
• complex carbs: 53.06
• other fats: 2.02

Ingredients

• 453.04 gram Bacon bits, meatless
• 2 tablespoon Oil, olive, salad or cooking
• 0.48 cup Cheese, parmesan, dry grated, reduced fat
• 16 1 oz Penne Pasta
• 1.04 large Onions, raw

Instructions

• First, you can start boiling lightly salted water in a pot. Once the water starts boiling, you can add pasta and start stirring. Cook the pasta without covering the pot for about 11 minutes. Once it is cooked, transfer it into a bowl and coat it with little olive oil.
• Cook onion and chopped bacon in a skillet over medium flame until the onion starts browning and bacon becomes crisp.
• From the skillet drain out the bacon grease, setting aside a tablespoon for taste. Add the bacon mixture into the bowl containing pasta. Use Parmesan cheese for sprinkling the dish. Now serve the dish immediately.