Creamy Tomato and Spinach Pasta

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 1
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 1,636.3
  • Total Fat: 37.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 60.0 mg
  • Sodium: 1,835.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 263.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 34.5 g
  • Protein: 70.5 g

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Introduction

Creamy Tomato and Spinach Pasta - a super cheesy better-for-you pasta made with fresh cherry tomatoes, baby spinach, ricotta cheese, and light whipped cream cheese! Creamy Tomato and Spinach Pasta - a super cheesy better-for-you pasta made with fresh cherry tomatoes, baby spinach, ricotta cheese, and light whipped cream cheese!
Number of Servings: 1

Ingredients

    12 oz Pasta, Barilla Plus Farfalle (Multigrain)
    1 1tsp Olive Oil
    3 tsp Garlic
    1 cup pieces Mushrooms, fresh
    2 cup Spinach, fresh
    2 cup Tomatoes - sm cherry tomatoes
    8 tbsp *Weight Watchers Reduced Fat Whipped Cream Cheese Spread
    1 tsp Bob's Red Mill Garlic Salt Blend
    6 leaves Basil

Directions


Cook pasta in a pot of boiling water for 7 minutes. (Basically cook for 1-2 minutes less than the package directions call for.) Reserve ¼ cup of the pasta’s cooking water.
In a large pan over very low heat, add the olive oil, minced garlic, and mushrooms. Cook for about a minute. Add the pasta, ½ cup ricotta cheese, Weight Watchers cream cheese, garlic salt, cherry tomatoes, spinach, 2 tablespoons of the pasta water, and basil to the pan. Stir until the spinach starts to wilt, then take off the heat. If the pasta is too dry for your taste, add 1 tablespoon at a time of the reserved pasta water or extra ricotta, until thin enough.
To serve, spoon over dollops of fresh ricotta cheese, fresh lemon juice, salt and pepper. Enjoy!!


Serving Size: makes 6 1-cup servings

Number of Servings: 1

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user EVOCATORUM.