Best Creamy Spinach Pasta Sauce Recipes

CREAMY SPINACH PASTA SAUCE

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A lovely change from the usual tomato sauce. It's even better when topped off with nicely browned fresh mushrooms!

Provided by Lorac

Categories Sauces

Time 20m

Yield 2 1/2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon butter
1/3 cup white wine
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1/2 cup cream cheese
1 cup evaporated milk
1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

Steps:

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 439.8, Fat 31.6, SaturatedFat 18.3, Cholesterol 101.3, Sodium 535.3, Carbohydrate 18.8, Fiber 3.3, Sugar 2.6, Protein 17.8

CREAMY SPINACH, BACON AND SUN-DRIED TOMATO SAUCE FOR PASTA

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I got the idea for this from a recipe by Kim127. I made this at work last night and it was very good I think.

Provided by JustJanS

Categories Sauces

Time 35m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 tablespoons oil
1 onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove
400 g bacon, diced
1/2 cup white wine
1 cup cream (I use light)
1 (300 g) box frozen spinach, thawed
cracked black pepper
1/2 cup sun-dried tomato, drained and chopped
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts (shake them in a dry pan over high heat until golden-remove to a plate to cool)

Steps:

Heat the oil in a large frypan and fry the onion, garlic and bacon over medium heat for about 10 minutes.
Add the white wine, cream, spinach and black pepper and bring to a gentle boil; reduce the heat and cook for a couple of minutes.
Add the sundried tomatoes and parmesan cheese, stir through and serve with the cooked pasta of your choice, with the toasted pinenuts over the top.
Serve with extra parmesan if you wish.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 850.2, Fat 77.4, SaturatedFat 29.9, Cholesterol 145.3, Sodium 1244.1, Carbohydrate 14, Fiber 3.6, Sugar 4.8, Protein 22.3

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