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Wow. I have totally forgotten how to go about doing this. What … what goes here? A recipe? Details? Who are you again? WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?!
Oh, so yeah, this recipe was recommended to me and the recommendation was spot-on. This is some seriously tasty stuff and pretty darned easy to make.
First I have to prove to you that I am indeed a firm believer in mis en place – see all ingredients listed below:
Okay, now that I’m done bragging on my pre-prep obsessive compulsiveness I’ll get on to the rest of it. The … uh … recipe, if you will.
This is stolen straight from Cooking Light but I’ve cut out all the words like “low fat” and “low sodium” because I think one should enjoy one’s food even if it is likely to kill one sooner.
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okay, so maybe I bought the healthy versions. You’ll never know.
Spinach Fettucine with (abraham) Bacon
1 pound uncooked fettuccine
1 tablespoon butter
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 cup cream cheese
3/4 cup chicken broth
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3/4 cup grated fresh Pecorino Romano cheese
3/4 cup half-and-half
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, drained, and squeezed dry
10 center-cut bacon slices, cooked and crumbled (about 1 1/4 cups)
1.) Cook pasta according to package instructions. Drain pasta, reserving 1/2 cup pasta water.
2.) Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
3.) Add garlic; sauté 30 seconds.
4.) Add reserved pasta water and cream cheese, stirring with a whisk until smooth.
5.) Combine broth and flour in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk until smooth.
6.) Add flour mixture to pan, stirring with a whisk to combine; bring to a boil. Cook 2 minutes or until mixture thickens, stirring constantly.
7.) Remove from heat; add pecorino Romano, stirring until smooth.
8.) Add half-and-half, salt, and pepper. Stir in spinach.
9.) Combine cheese mixture and pasta in a large bowl, tossing to coat.
10.) Dish it out and top it with bacon.
EAT. EAT EAT EAT EAT. HURT. BURST. EAT.
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Wow…that looks as good as the recipe sounds. I’ll have to give it a try.
Comment by Rebecca September 20, 2006 @ 9:19 pmThat does look delicious–but aren’t we supposed to be avoiding spinach right now, what with the whole e-coli scare and all?
Comment by Alison September 21, 2006 @ 4:19 pmFrozen spinach. The good stuff.
Comment by Kevin O'Mara September 21, 2006 @ 6:49 pmWalter surprised me the other night with sausage casserole. SOOOOO delicious. We didn’t drain the sausage, either, so it was extra greasy.
Comment by Alison September 23, 2006 @ 9:38 pmDon’t know how I tripped upon this page but OMG! Glad I did!(It was the picture, yep!) Definitely had to try it. It was awesome! Up next for us, Tortilla Madness !!! My family and I are forever grateful! Thanks for the great recipes.
Comment by Linda January 19, 2007 @ 3:09 pmLinda – glad you enjoyed it so much. You’re quite welcome.
Comment by Kevin O'Mara January 19, 2007 @ 9:42 pm