dinner · vegetarian
Creamy tomato & spinach pasta
Pasta in a tomato sauce enriched with cream cheese, with spinach stirred through. It comes together in about 20 minutes.
- Time
- 20min
- Steps
- 5
Ingredients
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Contains milk and wheat.
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Method
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1
Cook the pasta following the package directions, and save a mug of the cooking water before draining.
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2
Warm the olive oil in a large pan, then add the minced garlic and stir for 30 seconds.
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3
Pour in the crushed tomatoes and simmer for 8 minutes.
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4
Stir in the cream cheese until the sauce is smooth, then add the spinach and let it wilt.
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5
Fold in the pasta, loosening the sauce with splashes of the saved water, and season with salt and pepper.
