Wow, was this delicious. This recipe is from the Southern Living Jean brought me. It is 4 very generous servings, we have 2 leftover. It is very easy. I calculated 12 WW points.
Ingredients:
4 thick-cut bacon slices, chopped (I used regular sliced jalapeño bacon from Sperry’s butcher shop.)
12 oz. uncorking bucatini (I used a corn and rice gluten free pasta from Coco’s Italian market. It was very good.)
8 oz. baby portobello mushrooms, sliced
1 t kosher salt
3/4 t black pepper
4 C shredded savoy cabbage (about 1/2 head)
2 oz. cream cheese, softened
2 T fresh thyme leaves (2 t dried)
1 oz. parmesan cheese, shredded (about 1/4 C)
Directions:
- Bring a large saucepan filled with water to a boil over high heat.
- Whole water comes to a boil, cook bacon in a large skillet over medium, stirring occasionally until crisp, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a plat line with paper towels, reserving drippings in skillet
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain well, reserving 1 C pasta cooking water.
- Add mushrooms to skillet, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Increase the heat to medium-high, and cook stirring occasionally, until golden about 8 minutes.
- Add cabbage, and cook until cabbage wilts and just begins to caramelize, about 4 minutes.
- Add cream cheese and 1/2 C reserved pasta water, and stir until heated through, about 2 minutes. Stir in more pasta water if needed.
- Divide evenly among 4 bowls, and top with cooked bacon, thyme, and Parmesan. (Because I was using dried thyme, I added the thyme when I cooked the mushrooms.)
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