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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (122g) Recipe makes 6 servings
Calories 326
Calories from Fat 47		(14%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 5.3g	8%
	Saturated Fat 3.0g	14%
	Monounsaturated Fat 1.2g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.6g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 11mg		3%
Sodium 407mg		16%
Potassium 355mg		10%
Total Carbohydrate 59.3g		19%
	Dietary Fiber 7.0g	28%
	Sugars 0.4g
Protein 15.2g		30%
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Giada De Laurentiis's Penne With Spinach Sauce

Recipe #165640 | 27 min | 15 min prep | add private note

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By: Kerry Ciulla
Apr 25, 2006

This recipe goes great with the Garlic Citrus Chicken!!

SERVES 6 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 lb whole wheat penne or multi-grain penne
3 garlic cloves
2 ounces goat cheese
1 ounce reduced-fat cream cheese
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
6 ounces fresh baby spinach leaves
2 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan cheese

Directions

1
Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add the penne and cook until it is tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes.
2
Mince the garlic in a food processor. Add the goat cheese, cream cheese, 3/4 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of pepper, and half of the spinach leaves. Blend until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Set the cheese and spinach mixture aside.
3
Meanwhile, place the remaining spinach leaves in a large bowl.
4
Drain the pasta, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid. Spoon the pasta atop the spinach leaves in the bowl. Scrape the cheese and spinach mixture over the pasta mixture and toss to coat, adding enough reserved cooking liquid to moisten. Season the pasta, to taste, with salt and pepper. Sprinkle the Parmesan over and serve.

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From: zeezmom

On Nov 16, 2009

Just saw Giadia make this on Food Network and had to try it. Really delicious. And easy, too! I didn't use whole wheat pasta as I don't like it. I used plain ole semolina penne. Loved the goat cheese. I used Neufchatel (sp??) as my market didn't have reduced fat cream cheese. This sub was close enough. Loved the flavors and will make this again and again. I think I'll add a little nutmeg next time as I like how that goes with spinach. Thanks, Kerry, for posting the recipe.

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From: Lauralie41

On Jan 16, 2009

Love this pasta! The whole wheat pasta added a bit of a nutty flavor that worked well with the spinach sauce. So easy to make and so very good. Thank you KerryC3 for posting. Made and reviewed for the Special Ingredient Tag Game.

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From: Boomette

On Jan 13, 2009

This recipe is great. But reheated, it didn't work for me. Freshly made that's yummy. I used regular penne. Thanks Kerry. Made for cookbook tag game

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From: atlfitgirl

On Apr 21, 2008

I am not going to leave a rating with this review since I used frozen spinach and I did not like the texture/taste of it in this recipe, since the dish is not baked after assembling. The garlic flavor was also very strong and sharp. I also have never tried whole wheat penne before, and I am not sure it was to my liking. I might try it again with regular penne and the fresh spinach when I can find it. Thanks for posting!

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