Skillet-Toasted Penne with Bacon and Spinach

Name: Skillet-Toasted Penne with Bacon and Spinach
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 170 grams baby spinach; 1 liters unsalted chicken stock (such as Swanson); 8 garlic cloves, sliced; 0 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 1 teaspoons grated lemon rind; 2 Tbsps olive oil, divided; 2 Tbsps 0.5 ounces grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese (about; 227 grams uncooked penne pasta; 118 milliliters sliced shallots; 4 slices center-cut bacon slices, chopped

Skillet-Toasted Penne with Bacon and Spinach takes around 55 minutes from beginning to end. One portion of this dish contains roughly 24g of protein, 27g of fat, and a total of 582 calories. For $2.62 per serving, you get a main course that serves 4. 1 person found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying. If you have olive oil, shallots, garlic cloves, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. Users who liked this recipe also liked Skillet Toasted Penne with Chicken Sausage, Spinach Penne Pasta with Toasted Almonds and Dairy-Free “Parmesan Creamy Cheese”, and Penne with Asparagus, Spinach, and Bacon.

Instructions

Bring stock to a simmer in a saucepan (do not boil). Keep warm over low heat.

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Heat a large skillet over medium heat.

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Add 1 tablespoon oil to pan; swirl to coat.

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Add pasta; cook 5 minutes or until toasted, stirring frequently.

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Remove pasta from pan.

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Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil, shallots, garlic, and bacon to pan; cook 4 minutes or until browned.

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Remove bacon mixture from pan. Reduce heat to medium-low. Return pasta to pan.

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Add stock, 1 cup at a time, stirring constantly until each portion of stock is nearly absorbed before adding the next (about 35 minutes total), stirring frequently. Stir in bacon mixture, juice, rind, spinach, salt, and cheese.

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