Penne with Creamy Spinach Pesto
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Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 432.6
- Total Fat: 6.1 g
- Cholesterol: 2.8 mg
- Sodium: 156.6 mg
- Total Carbs: 72.6 g
- Dietary Fiber: 8.5 g
- Protein: 22.9 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Penne with Creamy Spinach Pesto calories by ingredient
Introduction
This is a quick and super simple recipe, adapted from one by Giada De Laurentiis This is a quick and super simple recipe, adapted from one by Giada De LaurentiisNumber of Servings: 4
Ingredients
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1 box Barilla Plus Penne Pasta (14.5 oz)
4 cloves garlic
3 wedges Laughing Cow Cheese
6-8oz fresh spinach leaves (stems removed or use baby spinach)
1/2oz grated parmesan cheese
Crushed red pepper
Salt & Pepper
Directions
Cook the pasta according to package directions in well salted water.
While it cooks, drop the garlic cloves into the food processor while the blade is spinning to chop them. Add the cheese and all but a handful of the spinach leaves. Pulse until combined and creamy, and season to taste with red pepper, salt & freshly ground black peppper.
Cut the remaining spinach leaves into ribbons and put in the bottom of a large serving bowl. When pasta is cooked, drain and reserve 1 cup of the cooking water. Put the drained pasta on top of the spinach ribbons and add the cheese mixture. Add a bit of the pasta water as needed to achieve desired consistency of the sauce. Fold in the parmesan cheese just before serving.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MLOM513.
While it cooks, drop the garlic cloves into the food processor while the blade is spinning to chop them. Add the cheese and all but a handful of the spinach leaves. Pulse until combined and creamy, and season to taste with red pepper, salt & freshly ground black peppper.
Cut the remaining spinach leaves into ribbons and put in the bottom of a large serving bowl. When pasta is cooked, drain and reserve 1 cup of the cooking water. Put the drained pasta on top of the spinach ribbons and add the cheese mixture. Add a bit of the pasta water as needed to achieve desired consistency of the sauce. Fold in the parmesan cheese just before serving.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MLOM513.
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