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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (156g) Recipe makes 6 servings The following items or measurements are not included below: cream cheese with garlic and herbs
Calories 339
Calories from Fat 53		(15%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 5.9g	9%
	Saturated Fat 0.9g	4%
	Monounsaturated Fat 3.4g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 1.0g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg		0%
Sodium 63mg		2%
Potassium 545mg		15%
Total Carbohydrate 59.5g		19%
	Dietary Fiber 4.1g	16%
	Sugars 1.7g
Protein 12.1g		24%
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Herb Cheese and Spinach Sauce With Pasta

Recipe #181143 | 15 min | 10 min prep | add private note

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By: cookiedog
Aug 9, 2006

This sauce has 3 ingredients and will be ready in the time it takes to cook the pasta. I like Aloutte cream/boursin cheese with this.

SERVES 6 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 lb pasta, cooked

Sauce

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 lb fresh spinach (stemmed and washed but not dried, and torn into pieces)
6 ounces cream cheese with garlic and herbs

Directions

1
Heat olive oil in medium-size skillet over medium-high heat. Add wet spinach; cover pan; cook until spinach is wilted, 1 to 2 minutes.
2
Stir in cream cheese and salt and pepper to taste until cheese is melted.(You can also add a couple of tablespoons of water or milk if desired).
3
To serve, spoon over 1 pound of pasta, cooked.

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From: ChicagoRN

On Nov 21, 2009

So excellent. I used 4 ounces of boursin light and 2 ounces of fat free cream cheese. With the fresh spinach and liquid the spinach produced, I didnt' need anything else. It was phenomenal and will definitely be made again and again!

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From: JackieOhNo!

On Feb 17, 2009

This was very likable, although it has a very subtle taste to it. I used the Alouette cheese and found that the sauce seemed rather thick, so I added heavy cream until I felt it was the right consistency for 1 lb. of spaghetti. I also ended up adding grated Parmesan to punch up the flavor. All in all, it was a very pleasant dish.

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From: caitmartin

On Sep 5, 2008

This is my new favorite pasta!!! SO easy, SO fast, SSSSOOOOO good!!!! I used the basic concept, but made a couple changes. I thawed out a package of frozen spinach and sauteed that with some garlic and olive oil. Then I stirred in my cream cheese, 1/4-ish cup of milk, and a couple tablespoons of butter. This made the sauce super creamy & rich. I like that this meal is meatless (for cost & health reasons). This will be another go-to meal to add to the list, and is something my boyfriend could make on his nights to do dinner (perfect for me!).

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From: Geca

On Mar 15, 2009

SPECTACULAR! My new favorite quick meal! Unbelievable, tastes like I've spent a long careful time preparing. I only had lite cream cheese with no flavoring, so I heated some garlic, oregano and basil in the oil first. Then I added the spinach and when it was wilted, the cream cheese. I was also liberal with salt and pepper and finally, I added something extra: some feta cheese which I melted down right before I finished cooking it. Really unbelievable! EDITED TO ADD: After making it a few more times I found that adding about 2tsbp of water after adding the cream cheese helps the consistency, makes it less goopy and easier to spread and coat pasta

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