Spaghetti with Bacon
As children, we always requested this dish for our birthday dinners. Our mother got the recipe from her grandmother. Now I pass on our tasty tradition. —Ruth Keogh, North St. Paul, Minnesota
Ingredients
- 8 ounces uncooked spaghetti
- 1/2 pound bacon strips, chopped
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
Reviews
Similar to my grandmother's recipe - but we also saute chopped green pepper with the onion and bacon , and I only cook the bacon until done, not crispy (although my mom likes it that way - and NO turkey bacon - yuk!)Just add a little salt, pepper and celery salt is key. MUCH improved...and no baking. A quick and easy evening meal.
My family liked this a lot! I almost didn't try it . I did it stovetop without baking. Otherwise I followed the recipe.This is a keeper. It didn't need any other ingredients.
I got a similar recipe from a friend and we call it German spaghetti. Add cheddar cheese and mushrooms. It's awesome!
The bacon in this recipe gave the dish an unusual flavor. It wasn't bad, but really nothing special.
Bacon added the extra umph to this recipe! Great weeknight dinner for busy nights. I doubled the recipe so I had extras for the next night too.
Really, really good. I made this today for my mom. I used a chopped clove of garlic when sauteeing the onions, diced tomatoes with chilis inside as one of the sauces, a drop of milk and veg. oil when boiling the noodles, a tsp butter to grease the pan, and last but not least topped it with mozzarella and parmesan in the oven. Tasted a little like bacon pizza, but even better because it's healthier and the red sauce just infiltrated the noodles. I only cooked 20m but then I halved the recipe too. It was luscious! Just creamy, savory, with a hint of smoke from the bacon and subtle heat from the chilis.. Would be a major hit with children I bet. Could sub Salami/Prosciutto for bacon if you want and I think it'd still be good. The only regret I had was I didn't add mushrooms because I think they would've worked well here.
Great change of pace from regular spaghetti. I also add garlic salt and cayenne pepper sometimes. This one is in my tried and true recipe file.
My grandmother, Mom and I have used this recipe since I was a child. We cooked it on top of stove and added a bay leaf.
I made this last week. Will never make a single batch again. It was soooo good. My husband wanted more and we ran out. And it was just the two of us eating it. :0)
My mom made this spaghetti for me as a child 50 years ago with a few alterations. Diced green onions were sauteed with the onion using about 1 tbs of the bacon grease and then the tomato sauce and diced tomatoes and 1/2 tbs of celery salt was added (with the cooked bacon), The sauce simmered on the stove top while the spaghetti was cooked (spaghetti strands are broken into thirds. Add cooked spaghetti to sauce and leave for about 15 minutes for the spaghetti to soak up some of the sauce. Stir occasionally. Just made a it today.