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Pasta with Creamy Spinach Pesto

7
Points®
Total Time
20 min
Prep
5 min
Cook
15 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
While this creamy spinach pasta dish is delicious on its own, you can add a pop of color by stirring 2 cups of halved cherry tomatoes into the recipe. Amp up the protein by tossing in some chopped cooked skinless chicken breast.

Ingredients

Uncooked whole wheat spaghetti

½ pound(s), or linguine

Low fat cream cheese

3 Tbsp, (Neufchatel), softened

Fresh lemon juice

1 tsp

Baby spinach

4½ cup(s)

Water

2 Tbsp

Extra virgin olive oil

1½ tsp

Garlic

2 clove(s)

Table salt

½ tsp

Black pepper

⅛ tsp

Grated Parmesan cheese

4 Tbsp

Instructions

  1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain, reserving ¼ cup cooking water. Transfer pasta to large serving bowl. Add cream cheese and lemon juice and toss until cheese is melted. Keep warm.
  2. Meanwhile, to make pesto, puree spinach, water, oil, garlic, salt, and pepper in food processor.
  3. Add pesto to pasta mixture and toss to combine. If needed, stir in reserved pasta cooking water, 1 tablespoon at a time, to moisten.
  4. Divide pasta evenly among 4 bowls and sprinkle evenly with Parmesan.
  5. Serving size: 1¼ cups

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