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Linguine with Caramelized Onions and Angry Tomato Sauce

Add Italian flavor to your family’s dinner! Serve tasty pasta with tomato sauce – a dish that’s ready in 50 minutes.

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Prep Time 50 min
Total Time 50 min
Servings 6

Ingredients

2: tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

1: tablespoon butter

1: large red onion, thinly sliced (1 1/2 cups)

1/2: lb thick-sliced pancetta or bacon, cut into 1/4-inch pieces

1: large clove garlic, finely chopped

1: tablespoon tomato paste

1/4: cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes, drained and chopped

1: can (28 oz) crushed tomatoes, undrained

1: teaspoon dried oregano leaves

1/4: teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

1: tablespoon salt, if desired

1: lb uncooked linguine

1/2: cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

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Directions

1 Fill large pot with 5 quarts water; heat to boiling over high heat.
2 Meanwhile, in 12-inch skillet, heat oil and butter over medium heat. When butter stops sizzling, add onion and cook 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion is soft and golden brown. Scatter in pancetta and cook 5 minutes longer or until brown and crisp. Add garlic and cook about 30 seconds or until fragrant.
3 Use spatula to clear a spot in center of skillet. Add tomato paste and smear it on skillet bottom. Immediately scrape tomato paste off skillet. Paste should become even darker red, maybe even browned. If not, repeat until you see a color change. Stir tomato paste into onion mixture.
4 Add sun-dried tomatoes and crushed tomatoes to skillet. Scrape bottom of skillet to dislodge any stuck bits. Stir in oregano and red pepper. Heat to a simmer and reduce heat to low, stirring occasionally, while you prepare pasta.
5 When water in pot oven is boiling, add salt if desired. When water returns to a boil, add linguine. Stir immediately to make sure it doesn’t stick to itself or pan. Boil linguine 8 to 10 minutes or until cooked through but still slightly firm. Drain in colander. There is no need to shake off excess moisture.
6 Return linguine to pot and stir in sauce. Cook over medium heat 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens slightly. Sprinkle with cheese; stir to combine. Serve with additional cheese if desired.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

Why it Works: Tomato Paste The Old World method of preserving the flavor of summer’s bounty was to peel, grind and dry tomatoes in the warmth of the southern sun. Tomato paste is still a powerful ingredient in your kitchen pantry—just as it was in Italy centuries ago—if used correctly. Used in excess, it gives an overly sweet and fruity flavor to sauces and gravies. For best results, combine tomato paste with fresh or canned tomatoes. A small amount, about 1 tablespoon to a pot of spaghetti sauce, deepens the tomato flavor without overwhelming other ingredients. To increase the flavor even more, cook the paste along with the onions at the beginning of your recipe.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 510
Calories from Fat: 150),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 16g; 16%
(Saturated Fat 5g, 5% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 20mg; 20%;
Sodium: 570mg; 570%;
Total Carbohydrate: 71g; 71%
(Dietary Fiber 7g 7% Sugars 6g 6% ),
Protein: 19g; 19%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 15%;
Vitamin C: 20%;
Calcium: 20%;
Iron: 25%;

Exchanges:

4 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 8/13/2012 10:00:09 PM REPORT ABUSE littlenikki said:

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I made this tonight and it tasted bad! I even took out the dried tomatoes and I still didn't like it, none of my family seemed to be fond of it either. In addition to that it was A LOT of work to make it! I know that I'm not going to make this dish again, but if you are planning on making this, then add more water to the tomato sauce because it turned out to be very dry too. Sorry for my brutal honesty about this recipe but this is why I always read the comments before i make a dish. I made some bruschetta as a side dish and my family ate that instead!!

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Posted 8/8/2010 7:18:19 PM REPORT ABUSE bigtaylors said:

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I looove pasta but this is the 1st one I didn't like that much. After eating one bowl I didn't want any more..Rather had ate spaghetti. It was a disappointment for me. It was okay at 1st. When I drained the oil tomatoes I still tasted the oil when I ate the tomatoes in the meal, left a weird taste after to the rest of the food..If I would try again I would do without the oil pack tomatoes.

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