Green Pasta Sauce
Easy and delicious green pasta sauce.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 1 10 oz bag spinach
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup vegetable stock or chicken stock or water
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 1 lb spaghetti or other pasta
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Boil spaghetti according to package directions.
- While pasta is cooking, add olive oil to large skillet over medium heat. Stir in minced garlic and saute for 1-2 minutes. Add in spinach and cook until it wilts.
- Add cooked spinach to a food processor or blender. Add in cream cheese, Parmesan cheese, broth, salt and pepper. Blend until sauce is formed.
- Add sauce and drained, cooked pasta back into skillet and toss.
- Serve warm with extra grated Parmesan cheese.
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Notes
- Blending. If you don't have a food processor, mix the green sauce in a blender.
- You can use frozen spinach. Feel free to use frozen spinach if you don't have fresh on hand. Make sure to thaw the spinach and squeeze any excess liquid from the spinach.
- Try using pasta water. You can substitute the broth with pasta water.
- Serve warm or cold. This sauce can be served hot or cold.
Nutrition
Calories: 381kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 277mg | Potassium: 208mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 376IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 136mg | Iron: 1mg