Cheesy Bacon Broccoli Penne

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb penne pasta
• 12 ounces bacon, chopped into 1/2 inch pieces
• 2 bunches fresh broccoli, cut into florets
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (to taste)
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta according to package directions; drain.
• 2 while water is coming to a boil for the pasta, cook bacon in a large skillet until crispy. remove bacon from pan and set aside.
• 3 add broccoli to pan with bacon drippings; cook and stir 5 to 10 minutes, depending on how much crunch you want in your broccoli.
• 4 sprinkle broccoli with crushed red pepper.
• 5 in a very large bowl, combine pasta, bacon and broccoli.
• 6 add mozzarella and toss to distribute.