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Creamy Farfalle Pasta with Spinach

This creamy pasta dish is a great way to eat spinach. Onions and garlic are sautéed before adding spinach. Once the spinach is wilted it is set aside. Then a cream sauce is made with butter, heavy cream, lemon juice and Parmesan cheese. The cooked spinach and pasta are added to the cream sauce before serving with additional cheese.
Course Pasta
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 6 people

Ingredients

Pasta

  • 5-6 Qt water
  • ⅓ cup salt
  • 16 oz farfalle pasta

Spinach

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ medium brown onion diced (about ½ cup)
  • 1 large garlic clove
  • 8 oz fresh spinach-roughly chopped
  • ½ tsp salt

Cream sauce

  • ¼ cup butter
  • 1 cup heavy cream or half-n-half
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 large cloves of garlic minced
  • 1 ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 zest of lemon

Instructions

  1. Cook pasta according to package directions and drain.
  2. Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add olive oil and onion and sauté until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Add in garlic and continue sautéing for another minute. Add in spinach and sauté until just becoming wilted, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and transfer to a bowl.
  3. Add butter to empty pan over low heat. Combine cream, lemon juice and nutmeg in a small bowl. Once the butter is melted, whisk in cream. Once fully incorporated add in cheese and bring to a low simmer for 5 minutes. Whisking often. Add in garlic and continue simmering for an additional minute. Take off the heat and stir in lemon zest. Drain spinach of excess water and stir into cream sauce.
  4. Add drained pasta to cream sauce. Stir well. Add additional Parmesan as garnish.