Shrimp Bacon Spinach Tomato Linguine
 
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Bacon and shrimp with fresh spinach, garden tomatoes all tossed with a light wine cream sauce. And some garlic too..
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Ingredients
  • 3 slices thick cut bacon, diced, crisped
  • ½ pound shrimp, peeled
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 large clove garlic, minced
  • ½ cup dry white wine
  • ½ cup chicken stock
  • ½ cup cream (or half & half)
  • pinch red pepper flakes
  • pinch Italian herbs blend
  • 7 small (golf-ball sized) tomatoes, halved (or 3 Romas - quartered)
  • 6 ounces fresh spinach, roughly chopped
  • 8 ounces linguine (or dry pasta of your choice) cooked according to package instructions, drained
Instructions
  1. Set a medium-sized sauce pan of salted water on to boil for the pasta.
  2. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the diced bacon until crispy.
  3. Remove to a small bowl.
  4. Sprinkle the shrimp with kosher salt and ground pepper and cook in the bacon fat until the shrimp is opaque. (This doesn't take long...don't overcook. I used 10 count shrimp per pound, they are large, and it took about 2 minutes per side.)
  5. Remove to a small bowl.
  6. Add the minced garlic to the bacon fat and saute for about a minute.
  7. Add the white wine to the skillet and scrape up any bits from the bottom of the pan.
  8. Simmer for about a minute.
  9. Add the chicken stock, cream, red pepper flakes, Italian herb blend and salt and pepper, to taste.
  10. Simmer on medium-low heat until you have 3 minutes left on the pasta cooking time.
  11. Add the tomatoes and spinach to the cream sauce.
  12. Stir just until the spinach wilts and the tomatoes heat through (about 3 minutes).
  13. Remove from the heat. Taste the sauce and adjust seasonings, if needed.
  14. Add the cooked, drained pasta to the cream sauce and toss with tongs.
  15. Remove to a large serving bowl.
  16. Sprinkle with the bacon bits and shrimp.
  17. Serve immediately.
Recipe by The Saucy Southerner at http://www.thesaucysoutherner.com/shrimp-bacon-spinach-tomato-linguine-in-wine-cream-sauce/