Hi Guys, today I’ll show you How to Make Creamy Spinach Pasta. RECIPE: With just a few ingredients, you can make this easy and tasty meal perfect for a busy weeknight. All the ingredients are listed below in the description. First boil water for the pasta and add a tsp coarse salt. Add 8 ounces of pasta, you can use any type of pasta you like. I’m using penne. Give it a stir and cook until tender. For the sauce, we’ll need a teaspoon of minced garlic, about 2 cloves. The zest of one lemon, ½ cup whole milk, 1 cup ricotta cheese, this is whole milk ricotta and spinach leaves. I’m using 8 ounces of baby spinach leaves and I don’t need to cut these up. If you’re using regular large leaf spinach, cut into smaller pieces. Frozen spinach is also a good substitute, just thaw and squeeze out the liquid. We’ll also need 3 tablespoons of grated parmesan or pecorino romano cheese.
The pasta is cooked, drain and set aside. Heat up a pan and add one tablespoon of olive oil. Add the minced garlic and cook just for 30 seconds until the rawness goes away, you don’t want it to turn color. Add the spinach leaves and a sprinkling of coarse salt. Saute until wilted, this takes just 2 minutes. The spinach is cooked, now add the milk, ricotta cheese and mix until smooth. Add 1/4 tsp ground black pepper and ¼ tsp salt. Zest the lemon right over top. Cook this for 2 or 3 minutes until bubbling, it doesn’t need to boil or cook for very long. Add the pasta and mix well. Sprinkle over 3 tablespoons of grated parmesan or pecorino romano cheese, it makes the dish taste even better. Give it a mix and taste it. Add more salt or pepper if you’d like. I added a total of ½ tsp ground black pepper. Black pepper tastes wonderful with the creamy ricotta. The sauce is lovely and coats the spinach and pasta nicely. There’s a brightness from the lemon zest. Even kids who hate spinach will enjoy this dish especially if you cut up the spinach into small pieces, cut up even the baby spinach.
You saw how quickly this dish was made, definitely under 30 minutes. It’s very satisfying and easy to put together. I hope you enjoy this dish and subscribe for more recipes. I’ll see you next time. Thanks for watching 🙂

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