{"id":1106,"date":"2011-03-20T02:21:29","date_gmt":"2011-03-20T02:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/?p=1106"},"modified":"2011-03-20T02:21:29","modified_gmt":"2011-03-20T02:21:29","slug":"spinach-sauteed-with-bacon-and-pears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/spinach-sauteed-with-bacon-and-pears\/","title":{"rendered":"Spinach Sauteed with Bacon and Pears"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Unless it is pre-washed, be sure to clean spinach thoroughly. A salad spinner is perfect for the job because you can spin dry completely, so spinach doesn't become soggy or water down other ingredients. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We’ve been told that bacon is unhealthy,but is it really as bad as they say?\u00a0 Check out how that question got answered in the previous post, Bad Boy Bacon VS. The Cheese Danish<\/a>.\u00a0 Then enjoy the incomparable flavor of (a little) bacon in this dish that’s perfect for spring and autumn, when spinach is in season and winter pears have become, or are still, available.<\/p>\n

Spinach Sauteed with Bacon and Pears<\/h3>\n

Bacon does all the work of flavoring this dish so you can have a delicious dish that’s easy, too<\/em><\/p>\n

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  1. In a large, heavy bottomed saute pan, cook 2-3 pieces of lean bacon over medium heat.<\/li>\n
  2. While it cooks, dice a medium pear roughly into 1\/2″ to 3\/4″\u00a0 cubes.<\/li>\n
  3. Once bacon is cooked, remove to a paper towel to cool.\u00a0 Pour off all but about 1 Tbsp. of the fat from cooking bacon, then add pears to pan and saute about 3-4 minutes.<\/li>\n
  4. While pears cook, cut stems from a large bunch of spinach, then cut the leaves roughly into 2\u201d squares.\u00a0 Add spinach to pan and cook just until wilted, stirring gently to combine.\u00a0 Crumble bacon over the top of cooked spinach and serve immediately with a grind or two of fresh pepper, if desired.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    We’ve been told that bacon is unhealthy,but is it really as bad as they say?\u00a0 Check out how that question got answered in the previous post, Bad Boy Bacon VS. The Cheese Danish.\u00a0 Then enjoy the incomparable flavor of (a little) bacon in this dish that’s perfect for spring and autumn, when spinach is in … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,20,1],"tags":[53,441,469,543],"class_list":["post-1106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-healthy-cooking-basics","category-recipes","category-uncategorized","tag-bacon","tag-pears","tag-real-foods","tag-spinach","masonry-post","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1106"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1106\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}