Hot Pepper Pasta

• 2 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 lg. can tomatoes, chopped fine
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 lb. hickory smoked pepper bacon, chopped, cooked, and drained
• 1 tsp. red pepper flakes
• Fresh Romano
• Parmesan
• 1 lb. Shell Pasta

1. Saute garlic in oil until tender.
2. Add tomatoes, juice and all.
3. Cook down until sauce is very thick.
4. About 15 minutes before the sauce is thickened enough, add red pepper and bacon.
5. Cook the pasta.
6. After draining the pasta, put it back in the pan then mix in the sauce.
7. Dish up.
8. Garnish with cheese.
9. Serve with garlic bread.

olive oil, tomatoes, garlic, hickory smoked pepper bacon, red pepper, fresh romano, parmesan, shell pasta

Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/21297 (may not work)