CREAMY SPINACH AND MUSHROOM PENNE PASTA
A lacto-vegetarian pasta dish using spinach, mushrooms, onions, garlic, and cream cheese to create a thick, delectable tomato sauce. The original recipe only called for cream cheese, canned pasta sauce, spinach, pasta, and parmesan cheese. I added the mushrooms to give the sauce more substance.
Provided by for the love of veg
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 45m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Heat oil in skillet on medium heat and saute onions and garlic until tender.
- Add mushrooms and spinach and saute until heated through.
- Add herbs and spices. Mix well.
- Mix in tomato sauce, and diced tomatoes.
- Simmer, covered, for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook penne pasta according to package directions in a large pot.
- Drain pasta and return it to the large pot.
- Stir in in parmesan cheese and light cream cheese. Mix well.
- Add prepared sauce to pasta and mix until well combined.
- Serve topped with extra parmesan cheese, if desired.
- Note: Spike seasoning can be substituted with another all-purpose seasoning, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 278.8, Fat 5.1, SaturatedFat 1.5, Cholesterol 5.6, Sodium 427.1, Carbohydrate 53.3, Fiber 9, Sugar 4.2, Protein 8.2
CREAMY BAKED PENNE WITH CHICKEN, SPINACH, AND FONTINA
Fontina and heavy cream lend a richness to this baked penne with shredded rotisserie chicken and spinach.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 1h5m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
- Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until the golden, about 2 minutes. Add both cans of the tomatoes, the heavy cream and 3/4 cup of water. Increase the heat to medium-high and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat slightly and simmer rapidly, uncovered, until thickened, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir in the ricotta and season with salt and pepper.
- Cook the penne in the salted boiling water until very al dente, about 2 minutes less than the package directions. Drain the pasta and add it to a large bowl.
- Add the tomato sauce, spinach, rotisserie chicken, half of the fontina and pecorino and all of the basil to the bowl and stir well to combine. Transfer the pasta to a 3- to 4-quart baking dish and top with the remaining fontina and pecorino. Bake, uncovered, until browned, about 15 minutes. Let the pasta rest for about 10 minutes before serving.
CREAMY SPINACH & MUSHROOM PENNE
Make a speedy, nutritious pasta supper with garlicky mushrooms and spinach. Cashew nuts and dried mushrooms create a deliciously creamy yet light sauce
Provided by Sara Buenfeld
Categories Dinner, Lunch
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cook the penne following pack instructions and put the kettle on to boil. Meanwhile, put the cashews and dried mushrooms in a medium heatproof bowl along with the bouillon powder, and pour over 200ml boiling water from the kettle. Leave to soak for 5 mins. After this time, blitz the mixture with a hand blender until smooth and creamy.
- Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat and fry the fresh mushrooms and garlic for a couple of minutes until just starting to soften. Add the spinach and continue to cook, stirring frequently until the spinach has wilted. Drain the pasta, reserving a little of the cooking water. Tip the pasta into the pan with the mushroom mixture, season with plenty of black pepper and toss everything together well. Remove from the heat and stir through the creamy mushroom sauce, adding a drop of the reserved cooking water if needed to loosen. Serve straightaway.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 483 calories, Fat 20 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 53 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Fiber 11 grams fiber, Protein 18 grams protein, Sodium 1.06 milligram of sodium
CREAMY PENNE FLORENTINE WITH MUSHROOMS AND SPINACH
Steps:
- Bring a large pot of generously salted water to a boil.
- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large pan or skillet over medium heat and saute mushrooms, seasoned with salt and covered, for 15-20 minutes, or until softened. Stir occasionally and reduce heat if mushrooms start to burn.
- Add spinach to mushrooms and pour in lemon juice ( I used 2 T of lemon juice). Cook until wilted, then add walnuts.
- Cook pasta according to packaging directions, or until just al dente. Drain (reserving 1/2 cup pasta water) and set aside.
- Add heavy cream to the spinach and mushrooms, stirring well, and mix in Parmesan cheese. If sauce is too thick, add pasta water one tablespoon at a time.
- Taste and season with salt and pepper if necessary.
- Pour drained pasta into the sauce and toss will to coat thoroughly. Cook on low heat for 5 minutes, or until sauce thickens and sticks to pasta.
CREAMY SPINACH PENNE
A vibrant sauce made with spinach and roasted peppers gets its creaminess from cottage cheese in this easy penne pasta dish for six.
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Pasta
Time 30m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Add spinach to large pan of boiling water; cook 1 min. Remove spinach with slotted spoon. Reserve water in pan for cooking the pasta. Rinse spinach with cold water; drain well.
- Meanwhile, return water to boil. Add pasta; cook 10 min. or just until tender. While pasta is cooking, blend garlic in blender until minced. Chop spinach. Add to blender along with the cottage cheese and milk; blend until smooth. Blend in Parmesan and seasonings.
- Drain pasta; place in large bowl. Add spinach mixture and red peppers; mix lightly.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 330, Fat 4 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Sodium 400 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 17 g
CREAMY SPINACH PENNE PASTA
Make and share this Creamy Spinach Penne Pasta recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Chef mariajane
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In large pot of boiling water, cook pasta until tender, but firm; drain.
- As pasta is cooking, heat 1 teaspoons oil in a skillet. Add chicken and sauté 3-4 minutes or until almost cooked. Add red and orange peppers and spinach; sauté for another 3-4 minutes.
- Stir in lemon juice. Transfer mixture to a bowl and set aside.
- In the same pot used for pasta, heat remaining oil (2 tsp.) over medium heat; blend in flour. Add garlic, milk and pepper. Cook, whisking constantly until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
- Remove from heat. Add cheese and stir until blended.
- Add pasta, chicken and vegetables to sauce; stir until combined.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 382.1, Fat 13.3, SaturatedFat 5.9, Cholesterol 71.8, Sodium 249, Carbohydrate 33.5, Fiber 2.5, Sugar 9.6, Protein 31.6
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