Creamy spinach and bacon pasta

Spaghetti with a creamy spinach sauce, plenty of crispy bacon and juicy cherry tomatoes.

Serves: 4

Preparation time:  10 minutes

Cooking time:  20 minutes

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You will need

  • 400g Sainsbury's basics spaghetti
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 200g unsmoked back bacon
  • 350g frozen chopped spinach
  • 165g cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 300ml pot half fat crème fraîche
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Recipe Information

Step by step guide to making Creamy spinach and bacon pasta

  1. Bring a large saucepan of lightly salted water to the boil, add the spaghetti and cook following pack instructions.
  2. Meanwhile, in a deep frying pan, heat the olive oil and fry the garlic with the chopped bacon until lightly golden.
  3. Add the chopped spinach and 2 tablespoons water, then cover and cook until the spinach has defrosted.
  4. Remove the lid and add the halved cherry tomatoes to the frying pan, season and cook for a further 2-3 minutes.
  5. Drain the spaghetti and add to the bacon and spinach mixture with the crème fraîche. Stir well and serve immediately.

Make it veggie: Try swapping the bacon for 125g crumbled Sainsbury's Abergavenny Goats' cheese.

Nutrition for veggie option, per portion: 614 cals, 25g fat, of which 14g saturated fat, 7.4g added sugar, 0.7g salt.

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Nutritional information for Creamy spinach and bacon pasta

Nutritional information for Creamy spinach and bacon pasta

Nutrition type per serving
Calories 643 kcal
Total Fat 23.1g
Saturated Fat 10.7g
Salt 2.1g
Sugar 7.3g

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