Pasta with Spinach Sauce
A creamy and flavorful pasta dish featuring a spinach sauce made with garlic, cream cheese, and Parmesan cheese.
Ingredients
Pasta
- 8 oz pasta (penne, rigatoni, spaghetti...)
Olive Oil
- 1 Tbsp olive oil or extra virgin olive oil, plus more to serve
Garlic
- 2-3 cloves garlic cloves, finely sliced or minced
Spinach
- 9 oz baby spinach, washed
Salt
- ¼ tsp fine salt, plus more to taste
Cream Cheese
- 5 oz cream cheese
Parmesan Cheese
- 1 oz freshly grated Parmesan cheese, plus more to serve
Nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg, or ⅓ of freshly grated nutmeg, or according to taste
Black Pepper
- black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Cook pasta al dente, reserving 1/2 cup of pasta water before draining.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
- Add spinach in handfuls, seasoning with salt, until wilted but still bright green.
- Stir in cream cheese and 1/3 cup pasta water. Add Parmesan cheese and nutmeg, stirring until smooth.
- Add cooked pasta to the skillet, tossing to combine. Serve with extra olive oil, black pepper, and Parmesan cheese.
Notes
Add extra grated Parmesan cheese on top for an extra burst of flavor.