Spinach Artichoke Pasta
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 429.8
- Total Fat: 18.5 g
- Cholesterol: 71.0 mg
- Sodium: 300.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 53.2 g
- Dietary Fiber: 4.7 g
- Protein: 16.6 g
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Introduction
Do you love spinach artichoke dip? I sure do. I don’t make it that often and when I realized I wanted it today, I thought it’d be interesting to make it into a main dish or entree. Enter pasta and we have a fantastic combination. This pasta dish tastes just like the dip. It’s hearty, creamy, and filling. It’s very rich so I would recommend having it paired with something else – salad would be great. I ate a small portion of it and was stuffed. Enjoy! Do you love spinach artichoke dip? I sure do. I don’t make it that often and when I realized I wanted it today, I thought it’d be interesting to make it into a main dish or entree. Enter pasta and we have a fantastic combination. This pasta dish tastes just like the dip. It’s hearty, creamy, and filling. It’s very rich so I would recommend having it paired with something else – salad would be great. I ate a small portion of it and was stuffed. Enjoy!Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
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-1 12-oz box pasta (I used bowties)
-1 tsp olive oil
-2 cloves garlic, minced
-1 8 oz package reduced fat cream cheese
-1/2 cup milk
-1/2 cup yogurt
-1/2 lemon, juiced
-1/2 tsp salt
-1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
-1 14 oz can artichoke hearts (packed in water), drained and chopped
-10 oz chopped, frozen spinach, thawed, with as much excess water squeezed out as possible
-1/2 cup parmesan cheese, shredded
-Additional Parmesan for serving
Tips
found the recipe here... http://alifeoflavor.wordpress.com/2012/06/03/spinach-artichoke-pasta/
Directions
Cook pasta according to package directions.
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and add garlic. Cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add cream cheese and stir until melted. Slowly stir in milk, then add sour cream, lemon juice, salt and red pepper flakes. Stir in artichoke hearts, spinach, and parmesan cheese.
Drain pasta and add to artichoke mix. Toss and season to taste with salt and additional lemon juice as needed. Serve with additional shredded Parmesan.
Serving Size: makes 6 servings
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user 2DOGGIES2WALK.
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and add garlic. Cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add cream cheese and stir until melted. Slowly stir in milk, then add sour cream, lemon juice, salt and red pepper flakes. Stir in artichoke hearts, spinach, and parmesan cheese.
Drain pasta and add to artichoke mix. Toss and season to taste with salt and additional lemon juice as needed. Serve with additional shredded Parmesan.
Serving Size: makes 6 servings
Number of Servings: 6
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user 2DOGGIES2WALK.