Penne Pasta with Lemon & Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Penne Pasta with Lemon & Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Serves 4

Penne are those 2 inch ribbed tubes your kids love to blow through at each other (hope there's no sauce inside). Feel free to substitute pre-cooked packaged bacon to save time.


9 oz. penne
3 Tbsp. olive oil
3 strips chopped bacon, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1/3 Cup lemon juice
1 Tbsp. thyme leaves
I Cup chopped sundried tomatoes
1/2 Cup pine nuts, toasted


Add pasta to a large pan of rapidly boiling water and cook until just tender (but not soggy); drain.

Heat oil in a saute(frying) pan. Add bacon and onion; stir over medium heat until bacon is brown and onion has softened (about 4 minutes).

Add pasta to pan with lemon juice, thyme, tomato and pine nuts. Stir over low heat for 2 minutes or until heated through.

Wow! So easy and so quick - and so good!