PASTA WITH GARLICKY GREENS

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This comforting vegetarian recipe is the perfect dish to warm yourself up on a cold winter night

Provided by Good Food team

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil
3 leeks , finely sliced
2 garlic cloves , finely chopped
250g spinach or shredded kale
200ml crème fraîche
400g orecchiette or other short pasta
50g blue cheese , crumbled

Steps:

Heat the oil in a frying pan. Add the leeks and garlic and let them soften for 15 mins. Stir in the spinach or kale for final few mins to wilt. Add the crème fraîche, stir and remove from the heat.
Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling water. Drain the pasta, put it back in its saucepan, then stir the leek sauce into it. Serve in bowls with crumbled blue cheese on top.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 644 calories, Fat 30 grams fat, SaturatedFat 16 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 80 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 6 grams sugar, Fiber 7 grams fiber, Protein 19 grams protein, Sodium 0.52 milligram of sodium