Grammy's Kitchen ยท Pesto Pasta ยท Creamy Spinach-Pesto Pasta

One of 155 pesto pasta recipes we measured

Creamy Spinach-Pesto Pasta

from www.delish.com

It ranks #1 of 155 for brightness among the pesto pasta recipes we compared. 1 cooks on www.delish.com rate it 5.0โ˜….

hands-on5m
waiting20 min
makes2
each$1.59
kcal861
levelbeginner
Needs:citrus juicecream cheeseAs an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base โ€” next to the median of all 155.

this recipe typical

Where it stands out

  • #1 of 155 for brightness
  • #1 of 155 for noodle texture
  • #1 of 155 for saltiness
  • #1 of 155 for sauce cling

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

Kosher salt
227 g8 oz. short pasta, such as fusilli
40 g3 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, divided
57 g2 c. spinach (about 2 oz.)
6 g2 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
57 g2 oz. cream cheese, softened, cubed
28 g1 oz. Parmesan, finely grated (about 1/2 c.)
28 g1 c. fresh basil leaves (about 1 oz.)
15 g1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
1 g1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper

Method: 6 steps, published by www.delish.com โ€” open the original โ†— or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

โ€œ<p>iโ€™ve made this almost 10 times already, I like to reheat the sauce just for a minute or two and add pancetta at the end. so good! </p>โ€ โ€” a cook, 5โ˜…
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