Bacon sun dried tomato pasta with spinach and cream

Name: Bacon sun dried tomato pasta with spinach and cream
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 3 approx
Ingredients: 12 oz pasta; 4 lices smoked bacon; ½ onion; 2 cloves garlic; 1 ½ oz sun dried tomatoes; 2 oz spinach; ½ cup heavy cream; ¼ cup water; Parmesan to serve

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Prep Time
2 mins
Cook Time
2 mins
Total Time
22 mins
Servings
3 approx
Calories
731 kcal
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Fusion, Italian

Bacon sun dried tomato pasta with spinach and cream

Sasha Velasquez

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An easy, delicious combination in this pasta dish that's perfect for any night.

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Ingredients

Servings

12 oz pasta approx (see notes)
4 lices smoked bacon approx, or 5 if thin/small
½ onion
2 cloves garlic or 1 if large
1 ½ oz sun dried tomatoes ( 1 ½ oz is approx 12 pieces)
2 oz spinach
½ cup heavy cream double cream
¼ cup water approx, from the pasta cooking
Parmesan to serve

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Instructions

Unless you have quick cooking pasta, set your pasta to cook while you make the sauce. Once it has cooked, drain but reserve the pasta water and cover the pasta to keep warm.
If using sun dried tomatoes that are not in oil, soak them in boiling water while you cook everything else then drain and slice (if in oil, skip soaking and just slice).
Cut the bacon into relatively thin slices. Warm a pan over a medium-heat and add the bacon, stirring now and then to avoid it sticking too much until it starts to release some fat.
While it's cooking, dice the onion and garlic relatively finely (or you can prep everything ahead, if you prefer). Roughly chop the spinach.
Add the onion and garlic to the bacon once it is just starting to brown, and cooking, stirring now and then, so that the onion and garlic soften.
Once the onion has softened, another 5 min or so, add the cream and warm to a gentle simmer. Add the little bit of pasta water, the sliced sun dried tomatoes and spinach.
Cook for another 2-3 minutes, stirring regularly, until the spinach wilts down in the sauce. Add the pasta and stir through well so the pasta is well covered with the sauce. Add a little more pasta water if needed.
Serve, topped with some freshly grated parmesan (Note you can also mix a little into the sauce, if you like).

Notes

You can also use this sauce with around 1lb (450g) of pasta and have a slightly lesser amount of sauce to pasta and it should instead serve around 4 (this is the balance that you see in photos).
I'd recommend a pasta shape that will hold the creamy sauce eg orecchiette or cavatelli.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 731kcal (37%) Carbohydrates 97g (32%) Protein 22g (44%) Fat 28g (43%) Saturated Fat 13g (65%) Cholesterol 73mg (24%) Sodium 268mg (11%) Potassium 958mg (27%) Fiber 6g (24%) Sugar 9g (18%) Vitamin A 2480IU (50%) Vitamin C 12.9mg (14%) Calcium 92mg (9%) Iron 3.4mg (19%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 3approx

Amount Per Serving

Calories 731 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories	731kcal	37%
Carbohydrates	97g	32%
Protein	22g	44%
Fat	28g	43%
Saturated Fat	13g	65%
Cholesterol	73mg	24%
Sodium	268mg	11%
Potassium	958mg	20%
Fiber	6g	24%
Sugar	9g	18%
Vitamin A	2480IU	50%
Vitamin C	12.9mg	14%
Calcium	92mg	9%
Iron	3.4mg	19%