Bonnie's Bacon, Leek And Tomato Spaghetti

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 leeks, chopped
• 3 tablespoons bacon grease
• 6 slices bacon, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/8 cup fresh basil, chopped
• 14 1/2 ounces stewed tomatoes
• 14 1/2 petite cut tomatoes (diced with jalapeno's in rich juice is the best)
• 2 cups v- 8 juice (add more if it gets too thick)
• uncooked spaghetti (3/4 of a package, broken up)
• monterey jack cheese (grated for garnish)

Recipe

• 1 cook bacon and keep grease along with adding 3 tbsp additional bacon grease. add garlic, parsley and basil - saute a little and then add leeks and saute them down.
• 2 add tomatoes (chop them in the pan to make them bite size) and v-8 juice and let it cook down while for the flavors to meld like a soup (approx 20 min.) then throw the uncooked spaghetti in to thicken it into a saucy sexy gut buster. i put grated jack cheese on top and let it melt before serving.
• 3 note: to clean leeks - cut off tops and some of the bottoms like you do with green onions. slice them into fourths lengthwise. run a sink of cold water and swish them around to get dirt out. do this a couple of times, drain in colander and pat dry with paper towel. then they are ready to chop.