Spinach Bacon and Parmesan Pasta
From irishmama 16 years ago
- - to make
- Serves 4
This rich pasta dish is full of flavor!
Ingredients
- 1/2 box of penne pasta, preferably Barilla plus shopping list
- 6 slices bacon or turkey bacon shopping list
- 2 T garlic butter, divided shopping list
- 1/2 yellow onion, diced shopping list
- 2 garlic cloves, minced shopping list
- 1 pkg button mushrooms, sliced shopping list
- garlic salt to taste shopping list
- 1/2 bag of baby spinach shopping list
- 1 T flour shopping list
- 1 c half and half shopping list
- 1/2 c fresh grated parmesan cheese shopping list
How to make it
- Cook penne pasta and set aside.
- Meanwhile, in a big skillet, cook the bacon. (If you’re using real bacon, you’ll need to drain most of the extra grease off.) Set the cooked bacon aside on a plate and crumble once cool.
- In the leftover fat and 1 T of the garlic butter, sauté the garlic and onion over medium-low until very well browned, 20-30 min.
- Add mushrooms, season with garlic salt, and cook until reduced, 10 or so minutes.
- Add the spinach and cook over medium for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Mix together the pasta, bacon and the sautéed vegetables in a large serving bowl.
- In the still hot pan, melt the remaining T of garlic butter. Add flour and make a paste.
- Add a couple of ounces of half and half and stir well until no lumps remain. Slowly add the rest of the half and half, stirring constantly.
- Once smooth, boil 30 to 60 seconds until just slightly thickened, still stirring constantly.
- Add the parmesan to the sauce and stir just until melted.
- Pour sauce over pasta, bacon and veggie combo, and mix well.
- Serve with additional parmesan cheese if desired.
The Rating
Reviewed by 18 people-
I did this with fresh whole wheat fettucine and cream reduction...oh it was so good!
maryeaudet
in Lancaster loved it
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Made this one tonight, everyone loved it and said it was restaurant quality. Thanks very much for the recipe, and hope the photo looks right! :)
pajumist
in Canberra loved it
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Looks fabulous!! Gonna try it this weekend!!
sparow64
in Sweetwater loved it
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