Green Tomato Pasta with Bacon

I made this for dinner tonight; a nice change from regular spaghetti. You have to love the split-personality nature of a recipe that has you frying things in a combination of olive oil and bacon grease.

• 6 slices thick cut bacon
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 3 cloves pressed garlic
• 3-4 medium green tomatoes, diced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper
• 1/2 cup white wine
• 1/2 yellow sweet pepper, chopped
• 2/3 cup grated cheese (Romano, parmesan or mozzarella)
• 1/2 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 1/2 pound spaghetti

Fry bacon in skillet. Remove and drain on paper towels. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon bacon grease, mix in olive olive. Saute garlic for 1 minute, then add tomatoes, salt, and pepper. Cook for 7-10 minutes. Add wine and chopped peppers. Cook for about 10 minutes, until sauce thickens. Add parsley and crumbled bacon; stir in just before removing from heat.

While sauce thickens, cook pasta to al dente stage. Drain, reserving some of the hot pasta water. Add cheese and sauce to pasta along with 1/2-1 cup of the water. Stir thoroughly and serve. Serves 3-4.