Bacon-Pasta Rustica

Ingredients

• 4 slices oscar mayer butcher applewood bacon smoked thick cut cut into 1-inch pieces
• 30 servings pepper black to taste
• 0.3 cup cooking wine dry white
• 0.3 cup basil fresh thinly sliced
• 2 cloves garlic chopped
• 1 cup grape tomatoes halved
• 0.3 cup parmesan cheese shredded kraft
• 2 cups rotini pasta uncooked

Equipment

• frying pan
• paper towels
• slotted spoon

Directions

1. Cook pasta as directed on package, omitting salt.
2. Meanwhile, cook and stir bacon in large nonstick skillet on medium heat 14 min. or until crisp.
3. Remove bacon from skillet with slotted spoon, reserving 1 Tbsp. drippings in skillet.
4. Drain bacon on paper towels.
5. Add tomatoes and garlic to drippings in skillet; cook 1 min. or just until garlic starts to brown.
6. Drain pasta.
7. Add to skillet with wine; cook 2 min., stirring occasionally. Stir in remaining ingredients.