Spinach and Pea Carbonara

 I actually thought I had this one as a blog post already!  This is a favorite ‘quick’ comfort-food dinner for me; it’s been a doozy of a week, it’s 8:17pm, and I need something easy for dinner. I’m using Canadian bacon in this, because I had some in the freezer. Regular bacon, browned and crumbled, will work; so will an Italian cured ham, like prosciutto or pancetta; or just regular ham! 

I am using 14oz of pasta because Tinkyada fettuccine comes in 14oz packages. 16oz of pasta works equally well, no problems at all.

SPINACH AND PEA CARBONARA

Ingredients

14oz Tinkyada fettuccine 

Fresh or frozen spinach (I used about 32oz fresh spinach, wilted)

12oz frozen peas

Ashley’s Favorite Sauces: Carbonara (which includes the bacon in there)

That’s it!

Cook your pasta according to package directions. Toss the frozen peas directly in the colander; drain the pasta over them. 

Cook the spinach. Wilt it if it’s fresh; microwave it (or whatever you like to do) if it’s frozen.

Toss the peas, pasta, and spinach together with the sauce and the bacon!

And there you go. 

Servings: 7

Calories: 400

I spilled the package of Canadian bacon juice while cooking. 

I obviously did not clean it up as well as I thought I did:

Hamilton is so excited he is giving himself SNEEZE ATTACKS!