Bacon & Spinach

When I was with K. last year she introduced me to one of her sisters favorite recipes. It involved pasta, cream AND blue cheese and loads of butter combined with smoked raw ham and lettuce. I loved the combination of the smoked ham and the cheese but if I would eat a meal like that once a week I would gain weight faster than you can say 'Ham & Cheese pasta'.

So, time for an adapted version and it was so good again today that I had to share!

Ingredients:

6 rashers of smoked! bacon cut in bits (with scissors goes best and quickest)
150-250 grams of fresh (baby) leaf Spinach roughly chopped
2 red onions in bits
half a tub of extra low fat soft cheese with garlic and herbs (like philadelphia)
Few spoonfuls of low fat creme fraiche
25 grams of pine nuts (roasted in a dry pan)
Pasta

Cook the pasta with a bit of salt and a drop of oil.
While pasta is bubbling away heat a bit of water in a frying pan and add the bacon bits and let them sizzle for a minute or 3, then add the onions and stir and fry for about 3 minutes until onions soft and bacon pink.

Stir in the soft cheese and creme fraiche until blended (add a little water if too thick)
Put all spinach on top and stir in until just wilted.
Serve immediately on drained pasta and sprinkle with the pine nuts.

Absolutely wonderful I tell you and not tooooo bad for ones body!