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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Beat the egg yolks until smooth. Set aside. | 2. In a medium skillet, melt the 2 T butter. | 3. Using a garlic press, add two cloves of the garlic into the skillet; add the mushrooms and the pine nuts. | 4. Saute for 5 minutes. | 5. Add the spinach and let it cook down, stirring occasionally until completely wilted. | 6. Stir in the lemon juice, and turn to low heat to keep warm. | 7. Meanwhile, add the 6 T butter to a larger skillet and press the remaining two cloves of garlic into that pan. | 8. Saute 2 minutes, then very slowly add the cream stirring constantly. | 9. Stir in the salt, nutmeg and bacon bits. | 10. Temper the eggs, then slowly stream them into the mixture, stirring to incorporate them into the sauce. | 11. With a slotted spoon, transfer the spinach/mushroom mixture into the sauce. | 12. Mix lightly to coat the vegetables and pour all over hot pasta. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
heavy cream	2	cups		816.0	6.5760000000000005	6.816	86.59200000000001
butter	8	tablespoons	divided	684.0	31.428	21.372	57.6
italian cheese	1	cup	grated blend	-	-	-	-
bacon bit	1	tablespoon		33.32	2.002	2.24	1.8130000000000002
egg yolk	2			109.48	1.2206	5.3924	9.0236
nutmeg	1/8	teaspoon		1.4438	0.1355	0.0161	0.0999
salt	1	pinch		-	-	-	-
mushroom	8	ounces	sliced	77.1106	15.3994	5.0802	1.1113
spinach	2	cups		66.0	11.7	6.6	0.9
pine nut	2	tablespoons		113.5688	2.2072	2.3102	11.5374
lemon juice	1	tablespoon		3.355	1.0523	0.0534	0.0366
garlic clove	4		divided	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.