"Cheryl" > wrote in message
...
>I cooked up some bacon yesterday that had to get cooked or tossed. I only
>had a bacon sandwich, so lots of bacon to use today. Had a bag of spinach
>in the fridge, some green onions, both ready to turn if not used soon.
>
> I cooked a half box of whole wheat penne pasta, and then sautéed the
> chopped green onion with some chopped garlic in some olive oil and a small
> slice of butter. When they softened, I added the spinach, chopped, and
> let it wilt, and added the leftover bacon, chopped into bits. Set it all
> aside while I made a white sauce and added half and half, skim milk when
> it needed even more liquid, salt&fresh ground pepper. Once that cooked
> through I added about a tablespoon of tomato paste and a little white wine
> and added in the veggies and bacon, some parmesan cheese and mixed
> thoroughly. It was yummy and I have lunch tomorrow and another meal after
> that.
>
> --
> Cheryl, who will do some extra time on the wii fit or the treadmill
> tonight.


Yum!

Dimitri

BTW bacon freezes quite well.

Dimitri