Beef / Pork

Penne Rapini takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Penne Rapini takes 12 minutes to cook.

Penne Rapini makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Penne Rapini are:

5 slices bacon
1 pound rapini (broccoli rabe)
1 pound whole-wheat penne pasta
4 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced
1/4 cup sliced pitted black olives
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1/4 pound sliced mushrooms
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Here is how you make Penne Rapini:

1. Cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat for 6 minutes, until crisp. Cool and crumble bacon; save drippings.2. Rinse rapini; cut into 2-inch pieces. Blanch in a large pot of lightly salted boiling water for 1 minute. Remove with a slotted spoon; scoop out 1/4 cup water. Return remaining water to boiling; add pasta. Cook as per package instructions. Drain.3. While pasta cooks, reheat bacon drippings and add garlic, olives, red pepper and mushrooms to pan. Cook 3 minutes, until garlic is softened. Add reserved water and rapini. Cook 2 minutes. Toss with pasta, bacon, olive oil and Parmesan. Serving Size: Makes 6 servingsNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FAMILY_RECIPES.

The nutritional information for Penne Rapini is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 425.2

• Total Fat: 16.6 g
• Cholesterol: 13.8 mg
• Sodium: 318.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 62.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 11.0 g
• Protein: 14.2 g