Recipe Box, Loaded Spinach Spaghetti Alfredo
I know January is a month for a healthy new beginnings
And we have been eating lots of salads, veggies and lean protein…
But when the temperature is 22 degrees,
and there is 1/2 inch of ice on everything in a subtropical zone,
and your pipes are frozen for the 2nd time in 2 weeks
😵
You need something warm, filling and comforting!
This truly isn’t quite as decadent as it looks, promise
I used light Alfredo, light whipped cream cheese, protein enriched pasta,
and only 1 slice of bacon per serving
Start by cooking the bacon, then remove it to drain, reserving 1-2 T bacon fat,
Add the spinach to the skillet
Once the spinach has wilted and cooked down, add garlic and cook for a minute
Next stir in the cream cheese to melt
Add the light Alfredo sauce, 1 serving has only 45 calories and 3 grams of fat
Add the drained pasta to the sauce
Stir to combine and turn out into a prepared baking dish
Sprinkle with Parmesan and bake now or cover and refrigerate for baking later
Parmesan cheese is such a great way to get a rich flavor without a lot of calories, a little goes a long way
All done, dig in!
Variations:
Cooked chicken, ham, sausage, turkey would all be a wonderful addition to this dish, but you might need to increase the sauce amount depending on how much you add.
Also, asparagus, peas, kale, broccoli, just about any vegetable you love would work well too
You could also add the bacon into the dish before baking but I didn’t want to loose the crispy texture so it was added as a garnish
Loaded Spinach Spaghetti Alfredo
Ingredients
- 6 oz. thin spaghetti
- 4 strips bacon
- 6 cups baby spinach
- 1-2 T bacon fat*
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1 cup light Alfredo sauce
- 4 oz light whipped cream cheese
- 2 oz Parmesan
- Salt & pepper
- Chopped green onion tops for garnish
Instructions
- Bring salted water to boil, add pasta, stir down into water. Cover and turn off burner. Pasta will cook while you prepare the rest.
- Fry bacon until crisp. Drain on paper towels, reserving. 1-2 T of fat in skillet*.
- Add spinach to skillet and saute until it wilts down. Add garlic and cook 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add cream cheese and Alfredo to spinach. Cook and stir until melted together. Add drained pasta. Turn out into a greased casserole and sprinkle with Parmesan. Cover and refrigerate until baking for up to 48 hours.
- Bake at 350 until heated through and bubbling, 30-45 minutes. Baking time will depend on how cold dish is at the beginning.
- Garnish with chopped green onion tops and crumbled bacon
Notes
Stay Warm!
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Very nice spaghetti! 🙂 Definitely great inspiration for today’s dinner 🙂 Thank you
Thank you, my husband said, “you need to make this more often!”
I can imagine! Looks delicious 🙂
Rick makes really good alfredo. But I think yours looks better! Love the light touch!
it makes it feel less guilty! Thanks Jeanie!
Looks wonderful and has my mouth watering. All it needs is some good garlic toast to go with it. Thanks for another good recipe.
Yes! Thank you Cyndi!
Yum; I can almost taste this dish now! I know what I’m having for dinner tonight. Thanks, Jenna!
Oh good Rosie, I hope you love it!
Yummy, I wish I could reach in and take a bite. I hope the weather warms soon.
Thank you Sharon, it’s supposed to warm up this weekend, yay!
Oh how wonderful this looks! And you did try to lighten it up as much as you could. LOVE it!
Thank you Jodi, as you probably know, I use that light Alfredo sauce often, so easy and so good!
Looks wonderful for a day like today! We are suppose to warm up a little today and more tomorrow..
Did you get snow Emily? My son said we got more ice than they did! I’m so tired of this winter!!!
Oh, you are killing me here! This looks so delicious that I’m actually starting to drool. I would make this now if I had baby spinach and bacon on hand. Why, oh why did I let myself run out of these two items? Well, I won’t be heading to the store until next week, but I guarantee you this is going to be on my cooking agenda in the near future.
Jenna, I am so sorry you are dealing with frozen pipes again. Maybe that fabulous looking dish helped your feelings! Just the mention of Alfredo puts the hubby in a happy mood. This really looks and sounds delicious.
Two words… Yes please:@)
This looks so easy and delicious! I’m definitely going to be making this one. 🙂
Oh, my goodness, you make that look so easy and I’m wishing for a plate of it right now. I just may have to try my hand with it. Hoping you all warm up this weekend. We’re suppose to. Thank goodness!
Oh, no! Sorry to hear you have had frozen pipes!! 😳 Your spaghetti dish looks very yummy! Thanks Jenna for the recipe! 😊
Love your combo of ingredients Jenna, comfort food for sure! Being without water is the pits…I hope you didn’t have any bursting pipes from your freeze to add insult to injury! We’ve been in a ‘comfort food zone’ for a week now. Lots of calories and wine consumed at our house with the loss of power, no TV for a week due to the dish being hit, roof damage (no help from our insurance company) and attaching a tarp in preparation for the 7 inches of snow. Keep Calm and Winter On 🙂
Oh no! You poor thing! we didn’t have any burst pipes, once they thawed out everything was fine…you really did have a week, hopefully you’re getting back to normal now!