Pasta with Blue Cheese Spinach Sauce
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 3-4 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 8 ounces short pasta (campanelle, ziti, penne, farfalle, etc)
- 8 ounces baby spinach (or regular spinach, stems removed and roughly chopped)
- 4 ounces blue cheese, plus extra for garnish if you like
- 4 tablespoons butter
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Cook pasta in salted water according to package directions. About one minute before it is done, scoop out a cup of the pasta water. About 30 seconds before it’s done, add the spinach and stir until the spinach is just wilted. Drain.
- Return pasta and spinach to the pot and add the butter and cheese. Toss with tongs until butter and cheese is melted and everything is mixed together.
- Drizzle in just enough pasta water to make a light sauce. Taste and season with salt and pepper as needed.
- Serve at once on warmed plates, adding some blue cheese crumbles to the plates belonging to true blue blue cheese lovers!