Brian in the Kitchen Recipes
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March 24 2023
Kid Friendly - Cheese Tortellini With Spinach and Bacon
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1/2 pound bacon, cut into small pieces
1/2 cup white wine
1 package fresh (or frozen) cheese tortellini (or ravioli)
1 cup frozen chopped spinach
1/2 teaspoon salt & 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Optional: freshly grated Parmesan cheese
Put a big pot of water on to boil. In a large saute pan, cook bacon pieces until crispy. Don’t drain the grease.
Cook pasta according to directions, MINUS 1 minute.
While the pasta cooks, add wine to the bacon pan and deglaze the bottom by stirring with a spoon, scraping up any bits that have stuck to the pan. Those are going to be delicious.
Drain pasta and reserve 1 cup of cooking water. Add your hot pasta to the bacon pan.
Pour in frozen spinach (no need to thaw because it’ll thaw quickly and you don’t want to over cook). Stir gently.
Sprinkle with salt, pepper and oil (plus Parmesan cheese if using) and serve.