bltc cavatini

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 head romaine lettuce- rinsed, dried and chopped
• 1/2 pound bacon
• 5 roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped
• 1/2 cup freshly grated asiago cheese
• salt to taste
• ground black pepper to taste
• 1 (16 ounce) package small seashell pasta

Recipe

• bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• brown bacon until crisp. drain off all but 2 tablespoons grease. set bacon aside.
• return oil to frying pan, add lettuce. cook for 2 to 3 minutes over medium-high heat. add roma tomatoes. cook for 2 additional minutes.
• toss vegetables with cavatini.
• crumble drained bacon. sprinkle top of vegetables and pasta with bacon and shaved asiago cheese. add salt and pepper to taste.