Monday 7/5 "Tortellini with Onion and Bacon"

A Sandra Lee meal using yesterday's leftovers.

Tortellini
•4 strips turkey bacon, chopped ($2.00)
•1 medium yellow onion, thinly sliced (already purchased)
•2 cups cooked extra tortellini from Tuscan Soup with Tortellini recipe
•Salt and freshly ground black pepper
•2 tablespoons grated Parmesan (already purchased)

Directions
In a large skillet, cook bacon until crisp about 5 minutes. Remove to a towel to absorb excess bacon fat. Add the onion to the same skillet used to fry the bacon and cook until it turns light brown in color, about 10 to 12 minutes. Add the tortellini to the pan cook until heated through. Add the cooked bacon, parsley and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Transfer to serving bowl and top with Parmesan cheese.

Foccacia Bread
•3 tablespoons olive oil, divided (already purchased)
•1 (15-ounce) bag refrigerator pizza dough , at room temperature ($1.72)
•2 teaspoons Italian seasoning (already purchased)
•2 plum tomatoes , sliced thin (already purchased)
•1 teaspoon salt
•1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Coat a 13 by 9-inch sheet pan with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Spread out the pizza dough to fit the sheet pan.
In a small bowl mix together the Italian seasoning and remaining olive oil. Brush the seasoned oil all over the top of the dough, making sure to reserve about 2 teaspoons. Using your fingers punch dimples about halfway down into the dough. Bake in the hot oven for about 8 minutes.
Remove the focaccia from the oven, top with tomato slices, sprinkle with salt and pepper, to taste, and bush with remaining 2 teaspoons of the oil mixture. Return to the oven and bake until the focaccia is gold brown, about 15 to 20 minutes. Cut into squares and serve warm.

The Verdict: I loved that this cost $3.72 to make! I think I am really getting into this rollover meal thing. It was very easy to put together and it tasted delicous. My kids loved it and I LOVE the taste of bacon. There is not a lot of fat with turkey bacon--which is a good thing.