Spinach carbonara can be made with any leafy greens. Spinach, kale, swiss chard, silver beet …
Spinach Carbonara
This has to be my children’s all time favourite way to eat their spinach or silverbeet. They argue who will get the scrape out of the spinach carbonara sauce.
It’s a great way to increase your intake of leafy greens. You can have this as a side dish to a main meal, make it larger as a main dish or even puree it into soup.
Do you have trouble getting your kids to eat their leafy greens? Try Spinach Carbonara. WOW.Click To TweetI use spring onion because it has a gentler flavour than an onion. To encourage my children to eat their vegetables, place some kind of good fat on the table such as cream cheese, butter or grated cheese.
Who wants boring veggies? No one, so let them add what they like.
Silverbeet Carbonara
Spinach carbonara is even loved by children. The combination of bacon and cream wins them over every time. This can even be pureed in the blender for an easy soup recipe.
Ingredients
- 1 spring onion finely diced
- 2 slices streaky bacon diced
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- 55 g butter
- 500 g silverbeet or spinach washed and finely diced
- 50 g cream cheese
Instructions
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Fry the spring onion, garlic and bacon in the butter until bacon is cooked but still soft.
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Add the silverbeet/spinach and continue to cook for a few minutes, continuously stirring.
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Once the silverbeet/spinach is cooked and wilted, stir the cream cheese through until it is melted and coating all the leafy greens.
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Serve as a side dish or in a bowl for a main.
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Pam says
I love your recipes, but I do have one comment. When printing the recipes, could you add in the size of the serving unless it’s obvious like the Scotch Eggs. For myself, and possibly others, I think it would be super helpful to know this. Otherwise, I love your recipes and the ones I’ve tried and absolutely awesome. Thanks.
Libby www.ditchthecarbs.com says
Hi Pam, all recipes show how many serving each recipe makes. For some recipes that will be 6 slices of pizza for example, or 12 cupcakes. The nutrir=tion shown is per serving, per slice, per cupcake … Hope that helps 🙂
djnikkik says
I LOVE this recipe! What a tasty way to get in some fantastic, nutritious leafy greens! Will become a favourite I think and goes great paired with your Keto Spinach Stuffed Chicken 🙂 Just one question, is the weight of the leafy greens in the recipe before they’ve been trimmed, or while the heavy stems are still attached?
Libby www.ditchthecarbs.com says
It’s with the heavy stems and all for the spinach carbonara..
michaelac says
Not sure that calling it Carbonara is right, since the carbonara sauce is egg and parm. cheese. Sounds good, just need to give it a different name.
loedi20 says
What the heck is silverbeet..? Is it low carb?
Libby www.ditchthecarbs.com says
I think it’s what others may call swiss chard. Any leafy green is fabulous in this recipe.
Kaye says
Also, but incorrectly, called spinach in Australia. Not the English spinach.
Amanda Wright says
Made this for lunch because I had all the ingredients, was so delicious! Husband said it was “trucking great” too…hahaha ☺