Sheet Pan Pasta with Spinach, Tomato and Bacon
An easy homemade alfredo sauce combines with spinach, tomato, bacon and pasta in this family-favorite sheet pan pasta supper. Baking the pasta on the sheet pan gives a slight crispness to the pasta – a delicious contrast with the melted cheese and creamy sauce.
MIO Products in Sheet Pan Pasta
Braum’s Butter – Braum’s Butter goes great in any Made in Oklahoma recipe. Sheet Pan Pasta is no exception! Braum’s farm fresh butter is perfect for this tasty Oklahoma dinner.
Braum’s Heavy Whipping Cream – Braum’s heavy cream perfectly blends to make the delicious creamy alfredo sauce. The beautifully colored spinach, tomato, and bacon are coated in the delicious sauce for a to-die-for dinner.
Shawnee Mills All-Purpose Flour – Thicken up your sauce with Shawnee Mills Flour. Locally milled and freshly sourced, this all-purpose flour is great to have on hand in any Made In Oklahoma product recipe.
Seikels Oklahoma Gold Mustard – Seikel’s mustard is the gold standard of toppings. And a unique pairing to this sheet pan pasta. You’ll be surprised at how great it pairs with the other Oklahoma products.
Bar-S Bacon – Bar-S Bacon is full and hearty, adding a delicious savory flavor to your pasta dish. Made from the finest ingredients and cured in a delicious rub, Bar-S Bacon is the best Oklahoma bacon.
Della Terra Fusilli – Della Terra creates beautiful pasta for everyone to enjoy. Fusilli scoops up the creamy pasta sauce. Easily cooked in this sheet pan recipe, Della Terra’s fusilli delivers perfection.
Scissortail Farms Baby Spinach & Parsley – Scissortail Farms grow farm fresh produce with the highest technology growing patterns. The locally grown spinach & parsley are available year-round thanks to the brilliant minds at Scissortail Farms.
Loveras Caciocavera Cheese – Lovera’s Caciocavera Cheese is creamy, sweet, and savory, adding a perfect touch to the sheet pan pasta. The artisan cheeses from Lovera’s have unmatched quality.
Ingredients
- Quick Alfredo Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons Braums Butter
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Shawnee Mills All-Purpose Flour
- 2 cups Braums Heavy Whipping Cream
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- Zest of 1 lemon
- 1 teaspoon Seikels Oklahoma Gold Mustard
- 1 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
- Sheet Pan Ingredients:
- 6 slices Bar-S Bacon
- 1 (12-ounce) package Della Terra Fusilli Pasta
- 4 ounces Scissortail Farms Baby Spinach, roughly chopped
- 1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 cup shredded Loveras Caciocavera cheese
- Scissortail Farms Parsley, for garnish
- To make the Quick Alfredo Sauce, add the butter to a large saute pan, melting over medium heat. Saute garlic just until fragrant. Add flour, stirring 1-2 minutes until slightly brown. Add the cream, bring to a simmer and then simmer over low heat for 2 minutes. Whisk in the salt, pepper, lemon zest and mustard, whisking for 1 minute. Remove from heat, and whisk in the parmesan cheese until melted. Set aside.
- Cook bacon until crisp. Crumble, then set aside.
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain, then pour pasta back into pot. Add Quick Alfredo Sauce, stirring to combine and coat pasta. Fold in bacon.
- Spread mixture on a large rimmed baking sheet. Sprinkle with spinach, tomatoes and Lovera’s cheese. Bake in a preheated 375-degree oven for 15 minutes. Garnish with parsley.