Creamy Spinach Pasta Sauce

Name: Creamy Spinach Pasta Sauce Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 - 10 oz. pkg. frozen spinach (thawed); 1 Cup Chicken or vegetable broth; 3 Cloves Garlic chopped very fine or dehydrated garlic; 1 tsp. onion powder; 1/4 Cup evaporated fat free milk; 1/3 Cup parmesan cheese; Salt & Pepper to taste

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Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 15

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

1 - 10 oz. pkg. frozen spinach (thawed)1 Cup Chicken or vegetable broth3 Cloves Garlic chopped very fine or dehydrated garlic1 tsp. onion powder1/4 Cup evaporated fat free milk1/3 Cup parmesan cheeseSalt & Pepper to taste

Directions

Thaw spinach. Add broth, garlic, onion powder, spinach in a 1 quart saucepan. Cook until garlic and spinach are tender. Place in a food processor and process until smooth. Add back to pan and broth. Add cheese and cream to spinach mixture. warm over low heat until your pasta has cooked. Use 1/4 of sauce on pasta. You may top with a little added cheese if you would like. Also really good with toasted slivered almonds sprinkled on top.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PERFECT01.

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 73.9
Total Fat: 2.8 g
Cholesterol: 8.5 mg
Sodium: 453.1 mg
Total Carbs: 6.6 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.8 g
Protein: 6.9 g

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Member Reviews

YANKEEBLUESS
This was delicious and sooooooo easy!!! Definatly gonna make it again and again. - 12/20/09
BUGZ001
sounds yummy! i'll try it! =D - 8/15/09