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Remove bacon from pan with a slotted spoon; crumble and set aside. Chop raw kale into small bite sized pieces. Blanch in cold water when done cooking after straining.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have orecchiette pasta with bacon, kale and sundried tomatoes using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Orecchiette Pasta with Bacon, Kale and Sundried Tomatoes:

1. Prepare orecchiette pasta
2. Prepare strips of center cut bacon
3. Make ready fresh kale
4. Prepare oil packed sundried tomatoes, drained and chopped
5. Take grated parmesan cheese
6. Make ready lemon juice
7. Get walnut oil
8. Take salt & pepper
9. Get romano cheese shavings for garnish

Do not drain the pot of water. Drain the kale and squeeze out excess water. Chop medium-fine and stir into the tomato sauce. Bring the pot of water back to a boil and add the pasta.

Steps to make Orecchiette Pasta with Bacon, Kale and Sundried Tomatoes:

1. Boil orecchiette pasta until al dente about 8 minutes. Drain, rinse and transfer to a large mixing bowl.
2. Cook bacon until crispy. Drain on paper towels and let cool. Chop into small bite size pieces.
3. Chop raw kale into small bite sized pieces. Boil kale for 3 to 4 minutes. Blanch in cold water when done cooking after straining. Remove from water and add to pasta mixture.
4. Drain sundried tomatoes out of oil and roughly chop into small pieces. Add to the pasta.
5. Mix pasta thoroughly then add parmesan cheese, lemon juice, salt & pepper and walnut oil. Give it a good toss together. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve. Garnish pasta salad with fresh romano cheese shavings.
6. ** This salad can be served either warm or cold to your liking.**
7. (Adapted from Cooking Light)

Drain and toss with the tomato and kale mixture right in the pan. View Recipe: Orecchiette with Kale, Bacon, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes Orecchiette (little ears pasta) is a classic shape that's ideal for this chunky sauce. You can also substitute short pasta shapes like penne or rigatoni. It's a simple sun dried tomato and white wine sauce with TONS of garlic, wilted kale and some cheese. Kale contains beta-carotene and the antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin—which are associated with eye health—as well as potassium, vitamin A, vitamin C, fiber, iron, and calcium.

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