Penne with Asparagus, Spinach & Bacon

By ShannonB

I adapted a Cooking Light recipe to make this even healthier than the original--it's syn free on Slimming World and great cold as a pasta salad or hot as a main dish.

Ingredients

• 8 oz uncooked penne pasta
• 4 bacon slices, chopped
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups asparagus, chopped into 1-2 inch pieces
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 2 cups frozen chopped spinach, defrosted and squeezed dry
• 1/2 cup nonfat plain yogurt
• salt and pepper to taste

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

1) Cook pasta, drain and keep warm.

2) Cook bacon in a nonstick skillet over medium heat until crisp. Add onion and saute 2-3 minutes.

3) Add asparagus and broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Add pasta, spinach and salt and pepper to taste.

4) Remove from heat. Cool slightly and add yogurt (taking care to not overheat as yogurt will separate). Toss well. Serve hot or cold.