BACON ROASTED BUTTERNUT & SPINACH PASTA
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BACON ROASTED BUTTERNUT & SPINACH PASTA
2018-04-07 21:34:54
This is a super easy and fast dish. Really delicious. Our fussy eating son even asked for seconds.
Total Time
45 min
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
692g
Amount Per Serving
Calories 2093
Calories from Fat 590
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 67g
104%
Saturated Fat 39g
196%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g
Monounsaturated Fat 19g
Cholesterol 163mg
54%
Sodium 3959mg
165%
Total Carbohydrates 239g
80%
Dietary Fiber 15g
59%
Sugars 11g
Protein 129g
Vitamin A
402%
Vitamin C
15%
Calcium
298%
Iron
59%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Ingredients
- 1 Packet bacon strips
- 2 Cups small butternut cubes
- Dried Thyme to taste
- 300g Pasta
- 1 Cup frozen spinach
- Parmesan cheese to taste (optional)
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 200°C
- Cook the Pasta as per instructions on the packet
- 2 minutes before it's done, add the frozen spinach to the pasta
- Place the bacon onto an oven dish and roast it in the oven until just before too crispy and the fatty bits have rendered off
- Remove the bacon from the dish and chop it up onto another dry dish
- Add the chopped butternut cubes to the bacon juices on the oven dish - making sure to space them out
- Add Salt and Pepper to taste
- Add the Thyme
- Mix it all together with the butternut
- Increase oven temp to 220°C and roast the butternut for 20 minutes
- Drain the water from the pasta
- Mix the roasted butternut and drained pasta and spinach
- Dish the pasta and top it with the chopped crispy bacon
- Sprinkle with parmesan cheese (optional)
Notes
- This is another stunning dish by Mammachefjozi.
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