Creamy Spinach Pasta Sauce

"A lovely change from the usual tomato sauce. It's even better when topped off with nicely browned fresh mushrooms!"
 
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Ready In:
20mins
Ingredients:
7
Yields:
2 1/2 cups
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ingredients

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directions

  • Saute garlic in butter over very low heat for 2 minutes.
  • Add wine, bring to a boil, add spinach and reduce heat to low.
  • Add cream cheese and stir until melted.
  • Add milk, increase heat to medium high and stir until sauce is smooth and heated through.
  • Remove from heat, add Parmesan and stir until cheese melts.
  • Serve over hot, drained pasta.

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  1. Great for a quick meal. I used fresh spinach from the weekly CSA share--about 2 good handfuls, torn up and chopped up 2 shallots that went in with the garlic. Vermouth instead of white wine as that's what I use--it doesn't go bad once you open like wine does. Used 4 Laughing Cow Garlic and Herb cheese wedges instead of cream cheese, and fat free milk, not evaporated. Added in a few shakes of salt and pepper and tossed with whole wheat fettuccini.
     
  2. This was fabulous! I used fresh spinach, shallots and green garlic.(Farmers delivery this week.) Fresh grated parmesan, salt and fresh ground pepper. Made as a side dish, would definitely stand on it's own as a main course. Thanks, will make again.
     
  3. Very good! I scaled the recipe down for two, added shallots with the garlic and lemon juice with the wine. Delicious!
     
  4. I just made this for dins and added ground beef ... IT IS THE BEST !!!!!!! Thanks for the recipe. Hope there are leftovers :)
     
  5. Kind of bland...after it was done I tasted it and panicked because there was no flavor! I quickly added more parmasan, nutmeg, lemon juice, cayenne, and a lot of salt and pepper. Then it tasted great! Almost like a less rich spinach dip.
     
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  1. Great for a quick meal. I used fresh spinach from the weekly CSA share--about 2 good handfuls, torn up and chopped up 2 shallots that went in with the garlic. Vermouth instead of white wine as that's what I use--it doesn't go bad once you open like wine does. Used 4 Laughing Cow Garlic and Herb cheese wedges instead of cream cheese, and fat free milk, not evaporated. Added in a few shakes of salt and pepper and tossed with whole wheat fettuccini.
     

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