Green Pasta with Spinach Sauce

⏱️ 20 min 👥 4 servings 📊 Easy
American main course
Green Pasta with Spinach Sauce
Nutrition per Serving
599
Calories
23g
Protein
86g
Carbs
18g
Fat

A delicious recipe for a 5-ingredient spinach pasta sauce. Whiz it together in a few minutes and serve with your favorite pasta or ravioli.

📝 Ingredients

  • 14 oz dried pasta ((Note 1))
  • 5 cups fresh spinach ((Note 2))
  • 1/2 cup sour cream ((Note 13))
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan (finely grated (Note 4))
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder ((Note 5))
  • 1/2 lemon juice + zest
  • 1.5 tbsp olive oil
  • 4 tbsp breadcrumbs
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 lemon (zest) (grated)
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. 1Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling water until al dente.
  2. 2Meanwhile, place the spinach, sour cream or crème fraîche, Parmesan, salt, garlic powder, lemon juice, and zest in a food processor and blitz until a smooth sauce is formed.
  3. 3Cook the pasta according to package instructions in a large pot of generously salted water.
  4. 4Parmesan and lemon crumbs:
  5. 5Place a frying pan on a medium-high heat and add the olive oil.
  6. 6Add the breadcrumbs, lemon zest and garlic powder when the oil is hot and toast for a few minutes until the crumbs begin to brown.
  7. 7Remove the pan from the heat and transfer the toasted crumbs to a bowl.
  8. 8Stir in the grated Parmesan.
  9. 9Combine the sauce with the freshly boiled pasta.
  10. 10Sprinkle the lemon and parmesan crumbs on top and enjoy

About the Chef & Original Recipe

This recipe was published by knifeandsoul.com. Visit the original source for step-by-step photos, chef notes and additional details.