If you're in search of another quick and easy dinner recipe, you're in luck. This bacon Florentine fettucine recipe is very simple to make. It doesn't require a lot of ingredients, and the steps to prepare it are very straightforward.
Kids will quickly forget about the presence of creamed spinach in this recipe, as soon as they find out it contains bacon. This is a clever way to disguise the fact that your kids are being served a vegetable! The garlic powder and Parmesan cheese will add loads of flavor to the final dish.
You can serve this fettucine with whatever side you want, but we recommend keeping it simple with warm, buttered bread or breadsticks. Garlic breadsticks will especially be a hit, since they're packed with flavor and go great with basically any pasta dish.
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Bacon Florentine Fettuccine
Ingredients:
16 ounce package fettuccine, uncooked
2 (10 ounce) packages frozen, creamed spinach
½ pound bacon, crisply cooked and chopped
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
½ cup plus 2 Tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese, divided
pepper to taste
Directions:
1. Prepare fettuccine as directed on package, drain, reserving ¾ cup of cooking liquid.
2. Return fettuccine and reserved liquid to the saucepan.
3. Microwave spinach as directed on package.
4. Add spinach, bacon, and garlic to saucepan.
5. Transfer to a serving dish and stir in ½ cup cheese.
6. Season with pepper and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Makes 4 servings.
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