Spinach and Cheese Pasta
- 2 cups Pasta (fusili)
- 2 bunches Spinach Leaves
- 1 bulb Onion
- 2 teaspoons Olive Oil
- 1 Tablespoon Milk
- 1 Tablespoon Cream
- 1 Tablespoon Cream Cheese
- 1/2 teaspoons Salt
- Add the pasta to a pan of boiling salted water to which a few drops of oil has been added.
- Cook according to the package instructions.
- While the pasta cooks, blanch the spinach: take clean spinach leaves, remove steams.
- Bring water to a rolling boil and plunge the spinach leaves into it.
- After two minutes, take the spinach out and transfer to chilled water.
- Youll see the green of the spinach turn a beautiful rich shade.
- Blend the boiled spinach to a paste.
- When the pasta is cooked, drain and run cold water run over it so that it doesnt cook further.
- Keep aside for later use.
- Make the sauce.
- Chop the onion finely.
- Heat a teaspoon of oil in a non-stick pan.
- Add the onions.
- Stir fry till the onions turn golden.
- Pour in the spinach paste.
- Cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the milk, cream and cream cheese.
- Mix well.
- Add salt if neededyou may need very little if your cheese is salted.
- Finally, put in the boiled pasta.
- Toss and cook a further minute till the green, thick sauce coats the pasta evenly.
- Dig into it while hot!
pasta, bunches spinach, onion, olive oil, milk, cream, cream cheese, salt
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/spinach-and-cheese-pasta/ (may not work)