Pasta with Spinach, easy & quick!
This easy and quick pasta with spinach is creamy, flavorful, and ready in less than 15 minutes, perfect for a weeknight meal.
Equipment
- Large Skillet
Ingredients
Pasta
- 8 oz pasta penne, rigatoni, spaghetti...
Spinach sauce
- 1 tablespoon olive oil or extra virgin olive oil, plus more to serve
- 2-3 cloves garlic finely sliced or minced
- 9 oz baby spinach washed
- ¼ teaspoon fine salt plus more to taste
- 5 oz cream cheese
- 1 oz freshly grated parmesan cheese plus more to serve
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg or ⅓ of freshly grated nutmeg, or according to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
Cooking Instructions
- Cook your pasta until al dente following the package directions. Before draining, reserve at least ½ cup of pasta cooking water and set aside.
- Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add garlic and cook for about 1 or 2 minutes until fragrant (make sure you don't burn it).
- Add part of the spinach and season with salt. Stir until wilted adding handful of spinach at a time.
- When the spinach are wilted but still bright green, stir in cream cheese and ⅓ cup of pasta cooking water.
- Then add grated parmesan cheese and nutmeg to the sauce and give a good stir. The sauce will be ready in a couple of minutes.
- Drain pasta, add to the skillet and toss to combine. Serve immediately with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, black pepper and freshly grated parmesan cheese.
Notes
This dish keeps well for a couple of days in the fridge. Add a tiny splash of water to loosen up the sauce if needed and reheat it on the stove or in the microwave. Seasoning tip: ¼ teaspoon of salt is recommended for the sauce; taste it before adding pasta.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 544kcalCarbohydrates: 62gProtein: 19gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 60mgSodium: 567mgPotassium: 709mgFiber: 4gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 8527IUVitamin C: 24mgCalcium: 259mgIron: 4mg
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