Pasta with Tomato-Blue Cheese Sauce
- Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
1 pound Dreamfield Rotini1 pound bacon1 large onion, chopped6 cloves garlic, minced2 T red wine24-26 oz jar spaghetti sauce3/4 c half-and-half1 c blue cheese crumbles1/2 t sugarsalt & pepper to taste1 cup baby spinach leaves
Cook pasta according to package directions and drain. Keep warm.
Chop up and saute the bacon in a deep skillet over medium-high heat. Once the bacon starts getting brown, add the onion and continue to saute until onion is softened & bacon is cooked. Remove grease (I use a turkey baster).
Deglaze the pan with wine, scraping up any brown bits. Then add the spaghetti sauce. Cover and simmer on medium-low for 10-15 minutes.
Add the sugar, half-and-half, blue cheese, salt and pepper to taste. Adjust seasonings as needed and combine well. Add cooked pasta to sauce. At the last minute, toss in the spinach, combine, and serve.
Serving Size: Makes 6 servings
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user WINTERFYRE.
Chop up and saute the bacon in a deep skillet over medium-high heat. Once the bacon starts getting brown, add the onion and continue to saute until onion is softened & bacon is cooked. Remove grease (I use a turkey baster).
Deglaze the pan with wine, scraping up any brown bits. Then add the spaghetti sauce. Cover and simmer on medium-low for 10-15 minutes.
Add the sugar, half-and-half, blue cheese, salt and pepper to taste. Adjust seasonings as needed and combine well. Add cooked pasta to sauce. At the last minute, toss in the spinach, combine, and serve.
Serving Size: Makes 6 servings
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user WINTERFYRE.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 553.5
- Total Fat: 27.3 g
- Cholesterol: 45.9 mg
- Sodium: 978.7 mg
- Total Carbs: 55.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 8.0 g
- Protein: 21.3 g
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