Pasta with Creamy Spinach Sauce

Vegetarian
Very Healthy
Health score
71%
Pasta with Creamy Spinach Sauce
45 min.
6
475kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • 0.5 cup cream cheese 
  • 0.3 cup feta cheese 
  • tablespoons parsley fresh
  • cloves garlic peeled
  • servings salt & ground pepper black
  • tablespoons juice of lemon fresh
  • 0.5 cup onions diced
  • 0.3 cup pasta water hot
  • pound penne pasta dried
  • pound pkt spinach fresh
  • 0.3 cup virgin olive oil 

Equipment

  • food processor
  • frying pan

Directions

  1. In a fry pan over medium heat, warm the olive oil.
  2. Add the onion and sauté lightly until golden, 5 to 8 minutes.
  3. Add the garlic and sauté for 1 minute more.
  4. Add the spinach and sauté, stirring, until completely wilted, about 3 minutes.
  5. Add the salt and pepper and continue sautéing for about 2 minutes more.
  6. Place the spinach mixture, parsley, feta cheese and cream cheese in a food processor.
  7. Add the hot pasta water. Then season with salt and plenty of black pepper.Cook the pasta per package instructions.
  8. Drain and toss immediately with the green sauce.
  9. Sprinkle red hot pepper on top and serve with asiago or parmesan cheese.

Nutrition Facts

Calories475kcal
Protein12.26%
Fat35.29%
Carbs52.45%

Properties

Glycemic Index
41.5
Glycemic Load
23.85
Inflammation Score
-10
Nutrition Score
28.514347873304%

Flavonoids

Eriodictyol
0.24mg
Hesperetin
0.72mg
Naringenin
0.07mg
Apigenin
2.88mg
Luteolin
0.59mg
Isorhamnetin
0.67mg
Kaempferol
4.93mg
Myricetin
0.49mg
Quercetin
5.76mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:475.11kcal
23.76%
Fat:18.78g
28.9%
Saturated Fat:6.44g
40.25%
Carbohydrates:62.8g
20.93%
Net Carbohydrates:58.37g
21.23%
Sugar:3.77g
4.18%
Cholesterol:26.52mg
8.84%
Sodium:220.94mg
9.61%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:14.68g
29.35%
Vitamin K:393.29µg
374.56%
Vitamin A:7491.68IU
149.83%
Selenium:51.7µg
73.86%
Manganese:1.43mg
71.68%
Folate:170.26µg
42.57%
Vitamin C:26.41mg
32.01%
Magnesium:106.02mg
26.51%
Phosphorus:235.74mg
23.57%
Vitamin E:3.11mg
20.76%
Potassium:660mg
18.86%
Iron:3.31mg
18.37%
Vitamin B2:0.31mg
18.21%
Fiber:4.42g
17.7%
Vitamin B6:0.34mg
16.95%
Copper:0.34mg
16.91%
Calcium:158.9mg
15.89%
Zinc:1.86mg
12.4%
Vitamin B1:0.16mg
10.39%
Vitamin B3:1.98mg
9.91%
Vitamin B5:0.6mg
6.02%
Vitamin B12:0.18µg
3.04%