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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
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• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. In a large saucepot, cook pasta in boiling salted water as label directs. Drain well, reserving 1/2 cup of pasta cooking water. Return pasta to saucepot; set reserved cooking water aside. | 2. Meanwhile, in a 4-quart saucepan, cook bacon over medium heat until browned, stirring occasionally. With slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels to drain. | 3. Pour off all but 1 teaspoon bacon fat from saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add onion and 2 teaspoons of olive oil, and cook 5 minutes or until onion is tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in 1 teaspoon of minced garlic, and cook 1 minute, stirring. Stir in beans, tomatoes with their juice, chicken broth, pepper, and cooked bacon, breaking up tomatoes with side of spoon; heat to boiling over high heat. Reduce heat to medium and simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. | 4. To pasta in saucepot, add the bean mixture, 1/4 cup Romano cheese, and reserved pasta cooking water; toss well. Transfer mixture to a 3-quart casserole. | 5. In a small bowl, toss bread crumbs with parsley, remaining tablespoon of olive oil, remaining minced garlic, and remaining 2 tablespoons of Romano cheese until evenly coated. Sprinkle crumb mixture over the pasta. Bake pasta 15 to 20 minutes, uncovered, until hot and bubbly and top is golden. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
ditalini	8	ounces		201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
bacon	2	slices	cut	233.52	0.7168	7.0672	22.2264
onion	1		diced	44.0	10.274000000000001	1.21	0.11
olive oil	2	teaspoons		119.34	0.0	0.0	13.5
olive oil	1	tablespoon		119.34	0.0	0.0	13.5
garlic clove	3		minced	13.41	2.9754	0.5724	0.045
white kidney bean	2	cans	rinsed drained	201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333
tomato juice	1	can		61.934	12.8604	3.0967	1.0565
chicken broth	3/4	cup		58.59	1.4175	8.3538	1.9656
black pepper	1/4	teaspoon	coarse ground	1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
romano cheese	1/4	cup	grated	-	-	-	-
romano cheese	2	tablespoons	grated	-	-	-	-
white bread	2	slices	firm	-	-	-	-
parsley leaf	1	tablespoon	chopped	201.7333	0.0	44.88	1.1333

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.