Name: Penne with bacon, tomato and spinach
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 teaspoon vegetable or olive oil; 250 gram bacon, trimmed, chopped; 1 small red onion, thinly sliced; 2 clove garlic, crushed; 1 400g can diced tomatoes; 375 gram penne; 100 gram baby spinach leaves; 200 gram feta, crumbled; 1/3 cup chopped flatleaf parsley

Penne with bacon, tomato and spinach

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

15M

Total

25M

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Ingredients

2 teaspoon vegetable or olive oil

250 gram bacon, trimmed, chopped

1 small red onion, thinly sliced

2 clove garlic, crushed

1 400g can diced tomatoes

375 gram penne

100 gram baby spinach leaves

200 gram feta, crumbled

1/3 cup chopped flatleaf parsley

Method

1.Heat oil in a large frying pan over moderate heat. Add bacon; cook, stirring, 4-5 minutes, or until crisp. Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring, 1 minute, or until softened.

2.Stir in tomato. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes, or until thickened slightly.

3.Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water 10-12 minutes, or until pasta is tender. Drain, reserving 1/4 cup of cooking liquid.

4.Add pasta, reserved cooking liquid and spinach to frying pan; cook 2-3 minutes, or until heated. Remove from heat. Season. Stir in feta. Serve sprinkled with parsley.

You can use ricotta instead of feta. Use any short pasta you like. For chilli lovers, cook a chopped red chilli with the onion.
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