Creamy spinach pasta recipe, Spinach pasta

Creamy spinach pasta/ Spinach pasta as the name goes is a super creamy, rich, flavorful and lip-smacking pasta with the goodness of spinach. This spinach pasta is unbelievably creamy because it consists of cream cheese in its making also used some tomatoes for a little tanginess and it made all the difference.

I ground the tomatoes to fine paste to give smooth texture to the spinach pasta but you use canned tomato paste/ the ready pizza sauce as well for saving some time. At the most do not compromise on the cream cheese or its substitute heavy cream/ half n half cream as it will impact on the taste and creamy texture.

For this recipe I used Farfalle pasta but you could use any pasta of your choice also could whole wheat ones for more wholesomeness.

SUBSTITUTE FOR CREAM CHEESE
Cream cheese can be substituted with heavy whipping cream to give the same consistency and taste or at the most with whole milk but will not have the creamy texture but still be rich enough.

WHAT SPINACH CAN BE USED ?
For this spinach pasta I have used our regular palak/ spinach as it tastes yummy and easily blends with the recipe.

IS THIS EASY CREAMY SPINACH PASTA?

Yes this spinach pasta is very easy to make as it requires handful basic ingredients in its making yet is wholesome, delicious and healthy as it loaded with spinach. All you need is 20 minutes to whip up this simple pasta

I was looking for a quick yet simple and delicious dinner at the same time wanted to finish the leftover spinach and cream cheese then this recipe popped and was totally in love with it. I couldn’t resist posting it so decided to click pictures in my phone and here to post it today, as it could serve as easy and quick weekday meal/ dinner or a weekend meal/ dinner.

I have earlier posted some pasta recipes with spinach like these:

Some pasta recipes without spinach:

Let’s get to the making of creamy spinach pasta!!

Creamy spinach pasta recipe, Spinach pasta

2022-11-18 00:01:45

Serves 2

Prep Time

10 min

Cook Time

20 min

Total Time

30 min

Prep Time

10 min

Cook Time

20 min

Total Time

30 min

Ingredients

1. Pasta – 3 cups
2. Onion – 1 (small sized, finely chopped)
3. Tomato – 2 (large sized, ground to paste)
4. Spinach – ½ bunch
5. Garlic – 1
6. Red chilli flakes – ¼ tsp
7. Red chilli powder – ¼ tsp
8. Italian seasoning – ¼ tsp
9. Salt – to taste
10. Butter – 1 tbsp
11. Cream cheese – 3 tbsp
12. Shredded Mozzarella cheese – 3 tbsp
13. Oil - 1 tsp

Note

* 1 cup = 235 ml

Instructions

Boil water (10 cups) in a pot to it add salt and a tsp oil to the rolling water. Now add pasta in it and cook till done.( It took 10 mins for me).
Now drain the water from pasta using colander and pour cold water over the cooked pasta so that it does not get sticky.
Pluck spinach leaves from stem. Wash it thoroughly to get rid of dirt and sand. Keep it aside.
In a pan add butter when it melts add finely chopped garlic and chopped onion. Saute well until onions turn translucent.
When onions looks cooked add ground tomato paste, chilli flakes, Italian seasoning and salt. Mix well and let it cook until raw smell is gone and butter/ fat floats in the sides as seen in the picture.
When tomatoes raw smell has gone add spinach and give it a quick stir. When the spinach has shrined in size add cream cheese and mix well. Now add cooked pasta and give it a good stir. When everything looks combined sprinkle some mozzarella cheese and red chilli flakes. Serve it hot!!!

By Sandhya Riyaz

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How to make Creamy spinach pasta with step by step images

Pluck spinach leaves from stem. Wash it thoroughly to get rid of dirt and sand. Keep it aside. Boil water (10 cups) in a pot to it add salt and a tsp oil to the rolling water. Now add pasta in it and cook till done.( It took 10 mins for me).
Now drain the water from pasta using colander and pour cold water over the cooked pasta so that it does not get sticky. Keep it aside.
In a pan add butter when it melts add finely chopped garlic and chopped onion. Saute well until onions turn translucent.
When onions looks cooked add ground tomato paste, chilli flakes, Italian seasoning and salt. Mix well and let it cook until raw smell is gone and butter/ fat floats in the sides as seen in the picture.
When tomatoes raw smell has gone add spinach and give it a quick stir. When the spinach has shrined in size add cream cheese and mix well.
Now add cooked pasta and give it a good stir. When everything looks combined sprinkle some mozzarella cheese and red chilli flakes. Serve it hot!!!