Penne with a Kick

🥘 Ingredients

• chili pepper
  1 unit
• diced tomatoes
  14 oz
• garlic
  3 cloves
• olive oil
  2 tbsp
• pancetta
  2 oz
• parmesan cheese
  2 oz
• penne pasta
  4 oz
• red onion
  1 unit
• roma tomato
  2 unit
• spinach
  3 oz
• sugar
  1 tsp

🍳 Cookware

• large pan

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Halve, peel, and dice red onion . Mince or grate garlic . Core, seed, and dice roma tomato . Mince chili pepper .

   red onion: 1 unit, garlic: 3 cloves, roma tomato: 2 unit, chili pepper: 1 unit
2. 

   2

   Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add half the pancetta and cook, tossing occasionally, until slightly crispy ⏱️ 3 minutes . Toss in onion and as much chili as you like. Cook until softened ⏱️ 4 minutes . Add garlic and toss until fragrant ⏱️ 1 minute . Season with salt and pepper.

   olive oil: 2 tbsp, pancetta: 2 oz
3. 

   3

   Once water is boiling, add penne pasta to pot. Cook until al dente ⏱️ 10 minutes . Drain, reserving ½ cup pasta cooking water.

   penne pasta: 4 oz
4. 

   4

   Add Roma tomato, diced tomatoes , and sugar to pan. Bring to a simmer and cook until thickened ⏱️ 10 minutes . Season with salt and pepper.

   diced tomatoes: 14 oz, sugar: 1 tsp
5. 

   5

   Add penne pasta and spinach to sauce and toss until spinach is wilted. Stir in as much pasta cooking water as is needed to loosen sauce and give it a loose consistency. Season with salt and pepper.

   spinach: 3 oz
6. 

   6

   Divide pasta between plates. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and serve.

   parmesan cheese: 2 oz