How To Make Shrimp Pasta With Bacon
Whip up a tasteful plate of this shrimp pasta, loaded with plump shrimp and crispy bacon, simmered in a savory tomato sauce, for a fuller meal!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 12ozdry fettuccine pasta,(1 package)
- 4bacon slices,chopped
- 1tbspbacon drippings
- olive oil
- 3garlic cloves,chopped
- ½small onion,chopped
- 14ozmedium shrimp,frozen, shelled and deveined, thawed and patted dry
- 2tspItalian seasoning
- ground black pepper,to taste
- 14.5oztomatoes with juice,(1 can), diced
- 4cupsbaby spinach leaves
- 1tbsptomato paste
Instructions
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Fill a large pot with lightly salted water, then bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the fettuccine and return to a boil.
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Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 8 minutes until the pasta has cooked through. Drain well in a colander, then let set in the sink.
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Brown the bacon in a large skillet over medium heat for 5 minutes until crisp. Stir occasionally. Drain all but 1 tablespoon of the drippings.
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Pour the olive oil into the skillet. Stir in the garlic and onion, then cook for about 5 minutes until the onion becomes translucent.
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Stir in the shrimp, and cook for 2 to 3 more minutes just until pink and opaque.
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Mix in the Italian seasoning, black pepper, and diced tomatoes then cook, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes until the liquid has reduced by half.
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With a spoon, move the shrimp to the outside of the skillet. Place the spinach in the center of the skillet, cover, and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, until just wilted.
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Stir the spinach into the shrimp. Mix in the tomato paste for a thicker sauce.
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Serve over cooked fettuccine, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 615.01kcal
- Fat: 22.36g
- Saturated Fat: 6.20g
- Trans Fat: 0.06g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 10.32g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.64g
- Carbohydrates: 72.44g
- Fiber: 4.98g
- Sugar: 6.20g
- Protein: 30.01g
- Cholesterol: 147.59mg
- Sodium: 805.59mg
- Calcium: 114.71mg
- Potassium: 739.32mg
- Iron: 2.91mg
- Vitamin A: 151.49µg
- Vitamin C: 19.36mg
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