Pasta With Bacon And Spinach Recipes

BACON AND SPINACH PASTA WITH PARMESAN

Steps:

• Cut the bacon across the strips into one-inch pieces. Sauté the bacon in a large skillet until it is brown and crispy (no extra fat needed). Remove the browned bacon to a bowl with a slotted spoon. Carefully pour the fat off into a separate bowl, leaving about one tablespoon in the skillet.
• While the bacon cooks, dice the onion. Once the bacon is removed and the fat is drained from the skillet, add the diced onions and sauté until they are soft and transparent. Allow the moisture from the onions to dissolve some of the browned bits off of the bottom of the skillet.
• Add two cups of chicken broth to the skillet and dissolve off any remaining browned bits of bacon drippings from the bottom of the skillet.
• Finally, add the uncooked pasta to the skillet, place a lid on top, and let the skillet come to a boil over high heat. Once it reaches a boil, give it a quick stir, turn the heat down to low, and let simmer for 10 minutes with the lid in place. Give the skillet a stir to loosen the pasta from the bottom every few minutes or so, replacing the lid quickly each time. After 10 minutes the pasta should be tender and most of the broth absorbed. There should be a little bit of thick, saucy broth remaining in the bottom of the skillet.
• Add the fresh spinach to the skillet and stir until it has wilted into the pasta. Turn off the heat, add the cooked bacon back to the skillet, sprinkle the Parmesan over top, stir to combine, and then serve.

PENNE PASTA WITH SPINACH AND BACON

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
• Add the penne pasta, and cook until tender, 8 to 10 minutes
• Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
• Place bacon in the skillet, and cook until browned and crisp.
• Add garlic, and cook for about 1 minute.
• Stir in the tomatoes, and cook until heated through.
• Place the spinach into a colander, and drain the hot pasta over it so it is wilted.
• Transfer to a large serving bowl, and toss with the remaining olive oil, and the bacon and tomato mixture.

PASTA WITH BACON AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions.
• Drain, reserving 1/2 cup cooking water.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook bacon until crisp.
• Remove and drain on paper towels.
• Drain drippings but do not clean pan.
• In same pan over medium heat, heat olive oil 1 minute.
• Increase heat to medium-high and add spinach, wine and reserved cooking water.
• Cook and stir until heated through.
• Toss pasta and cheese with sauce.
• Season with pepper to taste.
• Crumble bacon over pasta.

BACON AND PARMESAN PENNE PASTA

Steps:

• Place the chopped bacon and onion in a skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir until the bacon is crisp and the onion is beginning to brown, about 10 minutes.
• While the bacon and onion are cooking, fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the penne, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain pasta, transfer to a large serving bowl, and stir in the olive oil to coat the pasta.
• Drain the bacon grease from the skillet, leaving a couple of tablespoons or to taste. Stir the cooked bacon mixture into the pasta, and sprinkle the Parmesan cheese over the pasta. Stir to mix in the cheese, and serve.