Easy Bacon Pasta
This Easy Bacon Pasta is the perfect weeknight meal that is on the table in under 15 minutes. Comforting, easy to adapt, and packed with vegetables
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 453kcal
Ingredients
- 140 g spaghetti
- 3 shallots diced
- 2 garlic cloves diced
- 3 rashers bacon diced
- 70 g frozen peas
- 60 g fresh spinach
- 20 g Parmesan shaved (to serve)
- Fresh basil (to serve)
Instructions
- Put the pasta in to a saucepan of boiling water and simmer for 12 minutes. 5 minutes before the pasta is cooked, add the frozen peas.
- Heat a little oil in a frying pan and add the shallots, garlic and chopped bacon and cook on a low heat for 4-5 minutes, until the bacon is cooked to your liking.
- Drain the pasta and peas (reserving a little of the water) and add it to the frying pan with the spinach. Add about 100ml of the water and stir through.
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Notes
- We used smoked back bacon for this recipe. You want to use a bacon with a high fat content ideally, to get that rich flavour. However, if you want to save some calories then you could use turkey bacon.
- The pasta water is what makes the sauce for this dish, however if you want it saucier, you could add creme friache, cream or even some marinara.
- You can use any veg you like in this dish. Swap spinach for kale, or add some diced mushroom, peppers and courgettes at the same time as the shallots.
- This is a fairly heavy dish, so try to serve it with extra veggies.
Nutrition
Serving: 1portion | Calories: 453kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 413mg | Potassium: 599mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 3159IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 191mg | Iron: 3mg