Bacon and spinach pasta recipe

dazlite

Here's a dinner favourite of mine:



75 g. of pasta, uncooked weight
1 tsp of olive oil (or 5 squirts of 1 cal spray oil)
50 g. of onion, chopped
1 clove of garlic
75 g. of mushrooms
2 balls of frozen spinach
3 rashers of lean bacon
1 pinch of mixed herbs
1 small tin of chopped tomatoes (227g)

1. Cook the pasta following package directions, omitting any suggested fat or salt.
3. Heat the olive oil in a pan and add the chopped onions, and crushed garlic and cook for a couple of minutes to soften. Add the sliced mushrooms, spinach, tomatoes and herbs and cook for 8-10 minutes.
4. Meantime, grill the bacon and then cut into bite-sized pieces.
5. Stir the cooked and drained pasta into the vegetable sauce and bacon pieces. Cook until heated through and serve.

I think this recipe is really tasty and it clocks in at around 670 cals. In the past I would have always used a Dolmio stir-in pasta sauce, but with chopped tomatoes and some garlic you really don't need it at all.

sesecat

what's the reserved water for?

brndygrl98

That looks really good! Thanks!

dazlite

what's the reserved water for?

I don't know actually, I borrowed this recipe from somewhere else! I have got rid of that now, I never used the pasta water for anything. The canned tomatoes make a nice sauce with mixed with the onions and garlic.

kirstyfromscotland

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