Blt Pasta Toss Recipe

• 1/2 pkt orecchiette or possibly penne pasta
• 4 slc bacon or possibly 5 slices prosciutto
• 4 lrg ripe tomatoes
• 2 clv garlic
• 2 c. cooked leftover turkey strips
• 1/3 c. dry white wine Generous pinches sugar, salt and freshly grnd pepper
• 1/4 c. minced fresh basil or possibly 1 Tbsp. dry basil
• 10 ounce bag baby spinach
• 1/2 c. shredded mozzarella or possibly Asiago cheese (optional)

1. Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water till al dente, from 10 to 12 min.
2. Meanwhile, slice bacon into bite-size pcs or possibly, if using prosciutto, slice into long strips.
3. Coarsely chop unpeeled tomatoes.
4. Peel garlic, then slice into slivers.
5. Slice turkey into thin bite-size strips and set aside separately.
6. In a large wide saucepan set over medium-high heat, add in bacon and stir often till it starts crisp, from 3 to 5 min.
7. Add in garlic and stir-fry for 2 min.
8. Add in tomatoes along with their juice and seeds, wine, sugar, salt and pepper and dry basil if using.
9. Stir, scraping any brown bits from bottom of pan.
10. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium and simmer, uncovered and stirring occasionally, till liquid is reduced by half, from 7 to 9 min.
11. Stir in turkey.
12. Stir in prosciutto, if using instead of bacon.
13. When pasta is cooked, drain well.
14. Immediately add in to turkey mix in pan.
15. Toss over medium heat till pasta is proportionately coated.
16. Sprinkle with fresh basil, if using, and spinach.
17. Toss just till spinach starts to wilt, from 1 to 2 min.
18. Serve immediately sprinkled with cheese, if you wish.
19. (A novel approach to the classic sandwich!)

orecchiette, bacon, tomatoes, garlic, turkey strips, white wine generous, fresh basil, baby spinach, mozzarella

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/blt-pasta-toss-87269 (may not work)