Bacon, Spinach Carbonara Bake

What you need:

Small pkt of LO Carb Pasta of your choice
Bacon diced  about 4-5 middle rashers
1 Onion  diced
1 Small Capsicum diced
1/2 Pkt Frozen Spinach
3 Cloves of garlic finely diced
2 eggs whisked
200mls (small jar) Thickened Cream
A good handful of grated fresh Parmesan Cheese
1/4 cup White wine vinegar or White wine ( I used white wine vinegar for mine )
Cherries Tomatoes halved about 8-10
Salt and Pepper to taste
1 teaspoon of fresh Lemon Thyme
Chopped Parsley
Grated Vintage tasty cheese, enough to sprinkle on top.

What to do:

1.Cook the pasta until al dente, drain and keep some of the liquid, set aside.
2. Fry the bacon until just crispy, set aside.
3. Fry the onion and capsicum until soft , add the garlic and cook for a minute or two more until it starts to brown.
4. Reduce stove to a low heat, Add the bacon back to the pan, add the white wine vinegar simmer for a minute or two, add the cream and parmesan cheese. When the cheese has melted add the whisked eggs mix well. Add the Spinach and herbs and a small amount of the liquid from the pasta and salt and pepper.
5. Run the Pasta under some hot water  ( I find doing dishes like this the pasta when done first sits and gets sticky) drizzle with a little olive oil
6. Transfer pasta to a casserole dish, pour the bacon mixture over the top mix thorough . Pop the cherry tomato halves on top, sprinkle with cheese and bake on 185 fan forced .for about 30 minutes. If the cheese starts to brown to much pop the casserole lid on.

Bacon, Spinach Carbonara Bake

Bacon, Spinach Carbonara Bake