Spinach, Bacon and Pine Nut Pasta
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- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 lemon
- 44.37 ml olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
- 300 g dry pasta, such as parpadelle
- 4 slice streaky bacon, cut into strips
- 50 g pine nuts
- 225 g bag Baby Spinach (remove thick stalks)
directions
- Whilst cooking the pasta, grate the lemon zest and mix with the lemon juice and olive oil and season.
- Fry the bacon (no oil should be necessary) until golden brown, about 2 minutes.
- Add the pine nuts to the pan with bacon and stir until lightly toasted.
- Now drain the pasta and fold in the spinach allowing it to wilt in the heat.
- Then stir in the lemon dressing, bacon and nuts and seasoning to taste (drizzle with oil and sprinkle with pepper).
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