Creamy Spinach Pasta
This is a delicious pasta dish with fresh spinach and rich white sauce. It is my version of fettuccini alfredo. Creamy spinach pasta looks and tastes great. Its a nice vegetarian appetizer.
Ingredients
For Pasta
- 6 oz penne pasta approx. 2 cups uncooked
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp salt
For Sauce
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour plain flour, maida
- 1 tsp dry basil
- 1 tsp Italian herb mix
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp red chili flakes adjust to taste
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 6 oz chopped spinach, just the leaves, about 2 cups
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to boil, add salt and oil. After water boils add the pasta.Cook the pasta until it is tender this will take about 10 minutes. Drain the water and set pasta aside.
- Heat the oil over medium heat and add all-purpose flour, then stir for a minute. Add basil, Italian herb mix, black pepper, and chili flakes, and stir for another minute.
- While stirring slowly add cream making sure there are no lumps. After it comes to a boil, add milk then bring it to a boil again.
- Add spinach, mix it well and let it cook for 2-3 minutes stirring continuously, then turn off the heat. Add Mozzarella cheese and stir.
- Pour the sauce over pasta and toss.
Notes
Serve pasta with crusty bread, Vegetable Soup, and Spinach Couscous Salad
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Melanie
May 5, 2022 at 11:44 amHello.
I tried this today and it came out lovely.
Thanks
Didina
April 26, 2017 at 1:04 amI am Italian and we don’t know fettuccine Alfredo, that’s Italian American, but this recipe looks good. Spinach and cream is a natural combination. If you can find it try stracchino cheese instead of mozzarella – it’s a perfect match (it’s fatter than mozzarella, so maybe you could reduce the cream).
Didina
April 26, 2017 at 4:03 amI should clarify – a pasta similar to “fettuccine Alfredo” is fetteccine al burro, which is just fettuccine with burro, parmesan and little else, a dish that you will never find in a restaurant. The American recipe takes its roots from similar but more elaborate pasta dish made by a Roman innkeeper, Alfredo, which then got popular in the USA with some changes. But if you go to Italy and ask of fettuccine alfredo, nobody knows what you are talking about.
Anyway I will try this dish, but I will use stracchino! You can also put stracchino in pizza, it’s fantastic especially with pesto.
Apurva
May 10, 2016 at 12:13 amhello Mam ,by heavy cream do you mean Malaai?
Manjula Jain
May 11, 2016 at 4:02 pmApurva, just cream
Asha Midhun
September 12, 2015 at 6:34 amHi Manjula aunty,
i just tried the creamy spinach pasta recipe. It has come out really well even though I replaced cream with boiled milk. As today was just another boring day.. I needed something simple n different for dinner.. ur recipe has simply n mind blowingly made our night. Myself n hubby liked it a lot..
Thanks a lot n hats off for ur efforts.
Shanoo kundra
September 4, 2015 at 7:24 amAmazing recipe….I am loving it
Jane
January 9, 2015 at 9:06 amWas pleasantly surprised to find your wonderful website. So nice to see diverse recipes on here. Will look forward to trying some of them.
bhavs
August 6, 2014 at 8:38 amDoes mozzarella cheese and the heavy cream make the sauce creamy ??I tried without cream and cheddar cheese the sauce was still excellent ..
bhavs
August 6, 2014 at 8:34 amThe sauce was excellent, thanks for the recipe. But it was not creamy( I did not use heavy cream and used cheddar cheese instead of mozzarella ) is this the reason ??
Neil
September 4, 2015 at 10:52 amRecipes are meant to be followed. Why have you asked her about a recipe that YOU created?!
Anita
July 3, 2014 at 3:47 pmAmazing presentation… Inspires to make this pasta. Thank u 🙂
Gopali
December 3, 2013 at 9:38 amHi Mam,
Wanted to acknowledge my thanks for sharing this recipe. The pasta was just superb with respect to the taste and look.
Cheers 🙂 !!!
Gayathri
November 7, 2013 at 6:23 amhello aunty,
my name is gayathri. i’m 13 yrs old i tried your creamy spinach pasta it cane out very well. but the thing was that that i used a different kind of pasta and it was without cream. but the tastwe was excellent
Raji
January 21, 2013 at 8:03 amHi mam, I have done …its very nice…without heavy cream i prepared….taste is similar to the pasta which prepared in olive garden….I had this type of pasta 2 years back in US ……currently im in india. i prepared the same…I am so lucky because i got your website ……
Thank you mam…..Now i wish and try to prepare other dishes also…..
Raji
January 19, 2013 at 11:33 pmhi mam,
is heavy cream needed for this pasta… shall i prepare the pasta without heavy cream. what is the purpose of heavy cream in this..Please let me whether i have to use boiled milk or non boiled milk….
Manjula Jain
January 20, 2013 at 12:17 amRaji,
Heavy cream make the pasta more creamy, or use the boiled milk.
Premi
December 6, 2012 at 8:28 amIsn’t according to ayurveda salt and milk poisonous? Any way of avoind and still make such sause? Thank you!
Renee
September 22, 2012 at 5:15 pmThis was wonderful, Manjula! Thanks for the wonderful recipe. 🙂
Emma Darga
August 2, 2012 at 12:06 pmThis is a wonderful Italian-inspired dish, in which I added a few artichokes and sun-dried tomatoes, as well as a few diced water chestnuts for a bit of crunch.
I like this recipe served with a crusty artisan bread and my olive oil dipping sauce, which contains: EVOO; balsamic vinegar; shredded Romano or Parmesan; fresh garlic and basil; and a few red pepper flakes.
Thank you for sharing this awesome recipe. I found the best cream at my local Hispanic market in the deli. It’s called “cream favorita.”
Bon appetit!
Emma Darga
August 2, 2012 at 12:07 pmCorrection: “Crema Favorita.”
zainab
July 25, 2012 at 1:16 pmcan you cook the ingredient with everything the same but except for adding spinach
Bex
March 17, 2012 at 6:42 amI wrote about this dish in my blog HERE, Manjula! Thanks again for all these wonderful videos. You have opened up a whole new world for me here.
Bex
March 16, 2012 at 4:19 pmManjula, we just had this spinach pasta dish for supper and loved it. Thanks.
Kiran
March 12, 2012 at 9:43 amManjula Aunty, Can you please show us russian salad with eggless mayonnaise? Thanks.
Sree
February 14, 2012 at 10:09 amNamaste Aunty,
Thank you for sharing such amazing recipes.
I made the creamy spinach pasta for my family, and everyone just loved it, and I loved watching them relish it. Just wanted to pass the compliments that I got, to you..
Rucha Patil
February 12, 2012 at 8:11 amthis recipe was really awesome..my daughter loved it a lot..
Bhavika
November 14, 2011 at 7:48 pmHi Aunty,
Can I substitute heavy cream with something else?
Let me know.
If not then let me know which brand heavy cream to use and where can i bug it ?
Thanks,
Bhavika
sweta
September 22, 2011 at 1:13 pmhi aunty,
I m in USA,can i make it with light cream, can u prefer some brands for light cream or heavy cream
Manjula Jain
September 22, 2011 at 7:06 pmSweta,
Try with any cream, it will be good.
Melanie
August 10, 2011 at 3:33 pmCan i use a different cheese instead of mozzarela ?
Priya
July 21, 2011 at 8:55 amHi Aunty,
The Creamy Spinach Pasta looks really yummy. Thanks for such a delicious looking recipe. However, I would like to know what heavy cream do you use? where did you buy it from? Let me know the brand even.
Thanks!
– Priya
Liane
July 18, 2011 at 5:44 amI think instead of mozzarella cheese I would use parmesan cheese a’s it will make the sauce not stringy. And to make a white sauce for a cheese sauce I would use a roux – which is melt butter (not ghee as that will impart a ghee flavor and then add the flour.
Ralph Meyer
July 17, 2011 at 12:52 pmLooks delicious, Manjula! Thanks for another great recipe and instructions on how to make it!
Arti Verma Kanaujia
July 17, 2011 at 10:56 amhello Auntie,
I am a regular follower of your website….anything that i have to prepare…first i check your receipe and then i cook it…and trust me all have turned so well…today i made Creamy Spinach Pasta….I used some corn along with Spinach….and it was yum…..!!!!
Thanks so much auntie for posting this recipe.
Just one request…please post some more recipes of eggless baking…brownies..chocolate making and candy making…Please make a new section of Baking & Confectionary…..that would be wonderful.
Thanks so much !!!!
Love,
Arti verma Kanaujia
Jayashree
July 16, 2011 at 11:38 amHi,
This is my fav dish. Thanks for posting the recipe. Can we make this with other type of pasta too apart from penne? Do let me know.
Thank you,
Jayashree
Manjula Jain
July 16, 2011 at 6:19 pmJayashree,
Use your choice of pasta.
rupal garg
July 22, 2011 at 7:51 amh manjula ji,
thanks for this delious recipe.this is one of my fav dish.even my husband and my kid both likes this.thanks alot….
tachi
July 16, 2011 at 6:28 amhello manjula aunty,
i have been regular follower of ur site & have learnt the delicious recipes from u . Could u help me by telling that how do you clean your cooking range as it shines very brightly . please ………..help me
Manjula Jain
July 16, 2011 at 8:46 amTachi,
I keep damp kitchen towel close to me and have a habit keep wiping the working counter and stove.
swann2b
July 16, 2011 at 1:43 amMy husband and I love this. Thanks for the great recipe!
Katarina
July 15, 2011 at 6:20 pmWhat a lovely dish!