I got some spinach the other day to make some more pesto with a different recipe, but as it turns out all my basil had gone bad. :(
So I looked up something else to do with spinach & came across this.

I used bowties instead because well, that's what I had.

Though I did go out and find some pancetta because the closest thing we had to that around the house was pre-cooked bacon. I didn't figure that would be close enough.


I got a little worried because the woman at the meat department of my grocery store didn't know what I was talking about. Thankfully the girl in the deli did and pointed me to the fancy cheese & other specialty items cooler.

I happened to have just as much spinach as I needed. That was pretty cool.


These colors are so pretty when they're all together.


I started to get a little worried when I realized there wasn't actually much of a "sauce" to this. Donnie seems to be attached to the idea that pasta has to have a sauce (at least that's the impression I've got before) but even I was afraid the pasta might be too dry or not have enough flavor to it. But I didn't even have to add any extra pasta water.


I loved the way the strong flavor of the pancetta countered with the mildness of the egg and noodles. I thought it was a really great combination. And not too heavy. It filled me up but didn't leave me stuffed.


I have more pancetta left over, and while I plan on searching around for more recipes, I'd love to hear any sugestions anybody may have!