Cacio E Pepe and Spinach With White Beans
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1 lb spaghetti
- 3 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
- 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 teaspoons coarse black pepper
- 1 cup grated pecorino romano cheese
- 1 (10 ounce) box frozen chopped spinach
- 3 -4 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 (14 ounce) can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
- 1⁄4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
directions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil for the pasta and salt it; add pasta and cook al dente; **you will use a ladle of the cooking water for the sauce right before you drain the pasta.
- Place a large skillet over low heat with the butter, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and pepper; let it hang out until the pasta is done.
- When the pasta is ready, take a ladle of the starchy cooking water and add it to the butter-pepper mixture.
- Drain pasta and toss it in the pan with the sauce; turn off the heat; add in the cheese in small handfuls, then toss the pasta with tongs, until all the cheese is incorporated into the creamy sauce.
- Add another ladle of cooking water if needed, then season the pasta to taste with salt and drizzle with 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
- While the pasta works, defrost the spinach in the microwave for 6 minutes on high; place the spinach in a clean kitchen towel and wring the water out.
- Heat a small skillet over medium heat; add the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, then the garlic.
- Cook garlic for 2 minutes, then add in the beans; add the spinach to the beans, breaking it up as you drop it into the pan.
- Season with nutmeg, salt, and pepper; serve the spinach and beans alongside the hot pasta.
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Reviews
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I halved the Cacio e Pepe portion of this recipe and made the Cannellini Beans and Spinach portion using 10 ounces fresh spinach instead of frozen. Served this with Sweet Italian sausage. My husband likes a LOT of fresh ground black pepper on his food (me, not so much) so I thought he'd really like Cacio e Pepe. He LOVED it! This Cacio e Pepe is a very flavorful, easy to prepare recipe that I'll definitely make again, and the cannellini beans and spinach, but will reduce the black pepper from 2 to 1 1/2 teaspoons and let hubby add more to his at the table.
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Loved it!! Super Easy and usually have all of this on hand. This is from the "Meals for the Exhausted" section of the Rachael Ray Express Lane Meals Cookbook. I got the cookbook by sending in box tops from Triscuits. Anyway, I had this for dinner tonight and I loved it. We halved the pasta part and it served 2 children and 2 adults. You might want to cut down on the oil and butter if you ware watching fat. Thanks for posting NurseDi!!