Penne with Spinach Sauce

Name: Penne with Spinach Sauce
Prep time: 27 min
Cook time: 27 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 170 grams fresh baby spinach leaves; 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 3 garlic cloves; 57 grams goat cheese; 454 grams whole wheat or multi grain penne; 2 Tbsps freshly grated Parmesan; 28 grams reduced fat cream cheese; 1 teaspoons salt

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Penne with Spinach Sauce a try. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains roughly 13g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 242 calories. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of salt, multi grain penne, goat cheese, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 27 minutes.

Instructions

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Bring a large pot of salted water to boil.

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Water

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Pot

Add the penne and cook until it is tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes.

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Penne

Mince the garlic in a food processor.

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Garlic

Ground Meat

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Food Processor

Add the goat cheese, cream cheese, 3/4 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of pepper, and half of the spinach leaves. Blend until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Set the cheese and spinach mixture aside.

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Spinach

Cream Cheese

Goat Cheese

Cheese

Pepper

Salt

Meanwhile, place the remaining spinach leaves in a large bowl.

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Spinach

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Drain the pasta, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid. Spoon the pasta atop the spinach leaves in the bowl. Scrape the cheese and spinach mixture over the pasta mixture and toss to coat, adding enough reserved cooking liquid to moisten. Season the pasta, to taste, with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper