Cabbage and Bacon

Ingredients

• Red cabbage

  Red, raw

  1 head, medium or 839g

• Onions

  Sweet, raw

  ½ onion or 166g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  2 tbsp or 27g

• Garlic

  Raw

  2 cloves, minced or 6g

• Pine nuts

  Nuts, dried

  ⅛ cup or 17g

• Pasta sauce

  Spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve

  ½ cup or 129g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  2 dash or 0.2g

• Bacon

  Raw, cured pork

  6 strip or 72g

Directions

1. On a cutting board, roughly chop cabbage, onion, and 4 to 6 strips of bacon. In a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil. When pan is hot, add bacon and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Add onion and cook until onion is caramelized and bacon is crispy.
2. In a second pan over medium-high flame, heat remaining olive oil. When hot, add cabbage and cook until soft. While cabbage is cooking, add garlic and pine nuts to bacon-onion pan.
3. When cabbage is cooked to desired texture, add to bacon-onion pan and mix in tomato sauce until heated through. Season with fresh pepper to taste and serve hot.