Creamy Spinach Pasta
This easy Spinach Pasta recipe has a creamy garlic Parmesan sauce with simple seasonings and a hint of lemon juice. It's an easy 30-minute meal that you can make with any kind of noodles!
Ingredients
- ½ teaspooneach: dried oregano, parsley, mustard powder
- ¼ teaspoongarlic powder
- 4 tablespoonssalted butter
- 3 clovesgarlic (minced)
- 2 tablespoonsall-purpose flour
- 1 cupchicken broth
- 1 cuphalf and half ((half milk/half cream))
- 3 teaspoonslemon juice
- ¾ cupparmesan cheese (finely grated from a block)
- 1 ½ cupsspinach
- ½ poundziti rigati (penne works well too)
Directions
- 1
Prep Work: Heat salted water for the pasta while you measure out your ingredients prior to beginning, as this recipe goes fast.
For the pasta:
- 1
Add the pasta to the boiling water when you start the sauce. Cook according to package instructions (don’t overcook), and drain.
For the sauce:
- 1
Melt the butter in a skillet over medium-low heat. Let it heat for about 2 minutes. Add the garlic and continue to heat the butter until it begins to foam and brown slightly. Lift the pan and give the butter a swirl on occasion.
- 2
Increase heat to medium and whisk in the flour. Let it cook until it reaches a darker brown color and can no longer smell raw flour, about 2 minutes.
- 3
Add the chicken broth in splashes, do this slowly and stir continuously to incorporate.
- 4
Slowly stir in the half and half.
- 5
Add the seasonings and lemon juice.
- 6
Reduce heat to low and mix in the Parmesan cheese, then add the spinach.
- 7
Drain the pasta and mix it into the sauce. It will continue to thicken upon standing. Serve with Garlic Bread with Cheese.