Spinach Pasta

Name: Spinach Pasta
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 medium onion (sliced); 1 teaspoon salt; 3 cloves garlic; 200 grams bacon (diced); 1 cup spinach (sliced); 2 tablespoon water; 2-3 cups water; 350 grams spinach tagliatelle (or any pasta of your choice); 1 teaspoon salt; 4 tablespoons Parmesan; Salt and black pepper to taste

Mara @mara10

Cape Town

There is just something about homemade pasta with melted cheese, I could eat it over and over again! #oneafrica

Mara @mara10

Cape Town

There is just something about homemade pasta with melted cheese, I could eat it over and over again! #oneafrica

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Ingredients

30 minutes

2 people

Meat:
1 tablespoonolive oil
1medium onion (sliced)
1 teaspoonsalt
3 clovesgarlic
200 gramsbacon (diced)
1 cupspinach (sliced)
2 tablespoonwater
Pasta:
2-3 cupswater
350 gramsspinach tagliatelle (or any pasta of your choice)
1 teaspoonsalt
Topping:
4 tablespoonsParmesan
Salt and black pepper to taste

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Heat olive oil in a pan.
2

Add the onions and salt, dry until onions are brown.
3

Add the garlic and sauté for 2 minutes.
4

Scoop out of the pan and set aside.
5

Fry bacon till crispy.
6

Add the spinach and 2 tablespoons water. Sauté for 3-4 minutes till spinach is soft.
7

Add onions mixture in bacon mixture and combine well.
8

In the meantime, boil 2-3 cups water in a medium pot.
9

Add the pasta and salt, cook for 3 minutes.
10

Alternatively use pasta of your choice and cook as per instructions.
11

Strain the pasta.
12

Mix all ingredients with 2 tablespoon of parmesan in the pot.
13

Serve in a bowl with 1 tablespoon of parmesan per serving. Or more for more cheesy. Salt and pepper to taste.

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Mara @mara10

on July 11, 2021 18:30

Cape Town

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