Pasta with spinach in cream sauce is an incredibly delicious dish, which is very easy and quick to prepare.
This is a great option for a weekday dinner, especially in summer, when you don’t want to spend a lot of time at the stove. And in winter, this pasta with spinach in a creamy sauce will warm, saturate and remind you of warm days and travels.
Difficulty: Easy
Calories: 887.94 kcal/serving
Servings: 2
Cooking time: 25 min
Used: 32.29 g/42.55 g/104.33 g
Ingredients:
- penne – 250 g
- cream with a fat content of 20% – 200 ml
- spinach – 250 g
- grated hard cheese – 70 g
- pine nuts – 30 g
- nutmeg – 1.5 g
- ground black pepper – 3 g
- salt – 4 g
Cooking recipe:
Step 1
Brown the pine nuts in a dry frying pan and let cool. Boil the pasta in a large amount of boiling salted water until ready, according to the instructions on the package.
Step 2
While the penne is cooking, prepare the sauce. To do this, sort the spinach and remove the rough stems. Rinse the leaves thoroughly with running water and put them in a colander. Chop the large ones.
Step 3
Place the prepared spinach in a saucepan, pour boiling water and cook over high heat for 2 minutes. Flip it into a colander and let the liquid drain. Transfer to a deep non-stick frying pan.
Step 4
Pour the cream over the spinach in a pan. Put it on the fire and bring it to a boil quickly. Season with nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste.
Step 5
Reduce the heat under the pan to low. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Put the cooked pasta in a colander, then put it in a creamy sauce with spinach and warm everything together. Arrange the hot pasta with spinach on serving plates. Sprinkle it with cheese and nuts.
