Pleasure Practices with Sami Schalk: Fresh pasta FTW! — Tone Madison - tonemadison.com

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Bombass Bacon and Spinach Pasta

• 3-5 slices of thick cut bacon

• 1 cup (or a generous handful) of baby spinach

• 2-4 garlic cloves, minced

• 2 tablespoon salted butter

• 1 package of fresh pasta (linguine or fettuccine is best for this I think but you do you)

• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning blend of your choice

• Grated Parmesan to taste (fresh if you’re feelin’ fancy!)

• Salt to taste

If you aren’t good at multitasking: cook the pasta according to package directions first. Typically that means bringing a pot of salted water to a boil and tossing fresh pasta in for about three minutes then drain. Rinse with cool water to stop the pasta from continuing to cook. Set aside and then cook everything else.

If you are confident you won’t forget about your pasta or overcook it: do these other steps while your pot of water is heating up to a boil.

Heat a large skillet (I prefer cast iron) on medium-high. Chop your bacon into bite-sized pieces and drop it into the hot skillet. While the bacon cooks, chop your spinach (or rip up with your hands). Cook the bacon, stirring occasionally, for two to three minutes or until crispy. Drain half of the bacon grease, leaving a good amount in the pan.

Drop the heat to medium and add the garlic and spinach. (Check on that boiling water and/or pasta. Don’t forget it!) Cook the spinach and garlic until the spinach is wilted. (Get that pasta ready!) Add your butter and Italian seasoning to the pan and cook until it melts and browns slightly.

At that point turn off the heat and add your cooked pasta. Toss the pasta in the bacon, spinach, garlic and butter until evenly distributed. Add salt and extra herbs to taste. Serve topped with as much parmesan cheese as you desire. Light a candle if you’ve got one. Turn on some music. Set a mood. Then say “I’m a badass bitch” and stuff those delicious carbs in your beautiful face.

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May 14, 2021 at 12:00PM
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