Description: Simple and tasty. When you do not have fresh stuff in the fridge … and when you find frozen bacon and spinach in the freezer. Maybe this is the pasta you want to make.
Serves: 2
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Ingredients
- Pasta – 160g
- Spinach – 160g
- Bacon – chopped, 40g or 2 rashers
- Garlic – chopped, 2 cloves
- Olive oil – 2 tablespoons
- Salt – 1 dash
- Ground black pepper – 2 dashes
- Dry chili – chopped, 1 piece
Method
1. Cook spaghetti to al dente in plenty of boiling water with salt.
2. When pasta is almost cooked, heat the olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan, then add the garlic,chili and bacon over low heat for a few minutes, stirring regularly. (if you like crispy garlic, cook a bit longer and leave them aside and sprinkle before serving).
3. Stir in the spinach, then change the heat to medium.
4. Add the hot drained pasta, chili, salt and black pepper.
To serve: Sprinkle additional ground black pepper and parmesan cheese according to your preference.
| Kcal | Protein | Fat | Carbs | Fibre | Sugars | Salt | Saturated Fat | Iron | Folate | Vitamin E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 476.2 | 15.6g | 18.8g | 64.2g | 5.2g | 2.6g | 0.6g | 1.7g | 5.2mg | 155.6μg | 1.6mg |
| 23.8% | 31.1% | 26.9% | 24.7% | 17.3% | 2.9% | 10.7% | 8.4% | 35.0% | 77.8 | 54.4% |
Nutritional Tips
Spinach is only 23 kcal per 100g (according to USDA). It reduces the size dramatically when cooked. Therefore, it is easier to eat a large portion and it may help to add one of your 5-A-Day.
Spinach is rich in vitamin A, folate and is a good source of magnesium. It is also a source of iron for vegan/vegetarian diets. Spinach is also a good source of molybdenum. Molybdenum is one of the minerals and cofactor for enzymes in our body.
Folate is known as vitamin B9 as well. Man-made form of folate is known as folic acid. So when you see supplements or fortified foods, you will see them as folic acid. Both have the same effects and they are very important to our body.
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