Tagliatelle con spinaci e pancetta
Are you in the mood today for a very simple and quick pasta with a creamy sauce of spinach, cream and parmesan, refined with fried bacon? Great! Then you should definitely try this recipe!
Amount
servings
Ingredients list
- 400 g tagliatelle
- 200 ml liquid cream
- 200 g bacon
- 300 g leaf spinach
- 100 g parmesan cheese (shop here)
- 1 red onion
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 1 hot pepper dried
- olive oil extra virgin
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
Directions
- Bring a large pot with plenty of salted water to a boil.
- Meanwhile, thoroughly wash and dry the spinach leaves. Peel and dice the onion. Dice the bacon as well.
- Heat a large frying pan over medium heat and lightly fry the bacon in it. Then remove and set aside.
- Now add some olive oil to the pan and briefly sweat the diced onions in it. Add the spinach and cook for a few minutes with the lid closed.
- Add the pasta to the boiling salted water and cook until al dente.
- Put the cooked spinach in the cup of the hand blender and blend a little.
- Return the resulting spinach puree to the pan, add the liquid cream and fried bacon, mix everything well and simmer on low heat for about 5 minutes.
- Then add the grated Parmesan cheese, season with a little nutmeg, salt and pepper. Crumble in the dried hot peppers and mix well. If the sauce is not creamy enough, add a little pasta water.
- Once the pasta is done, drain it and then add it directly to the pan to the spinach cream sauce and mix everything thoroughly.
- Finally, arrange on deep plates, sprinkle with grated Parmesan and serve hot!Buon appetito!
Serving: 361gCalories: 217.5kcal (11%)Carbohydrates: 20.9g (7%)Protein: 8.8g (18%)Fat: 10.5g (16%)