Cooking Recipe Pasta & Spinach Pesto

Recipe Ingredients

1 lb Spaghetti or Linguine
-OR Thin Spaghetti, uncooked
10 oz Frozen spinach thawed, well drained
2 tb Vegetable oil
1/4 c Grated Parmesan cheese
2 tb Chopped parsley
2 Garlic cloves
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Dried basil
2 tb Butter or margarine
1/3 c Water
4 oz Crumbled feta cheese

Directions

Prepare pasta according to package directions; drain. In blender or
food processor, combine spinach, oil, Parmesan cheese, parsley,
garlic, salt and basil. Blend at medium speed or process until finely
chopped. Melt margarine in water. With blender or processor running,
gradually pour in melted margarine mixture until blended. Toss with
pasta. Sprinkle feta on top and serve.

Each serving provides: 518 Calories; 18.1 g Protein; 83.2 g
Carbohydrates; 12.2 g Fat; 15.1 mg Cholesterol; 417 mg Sodium.
Calories from Fat: 21%

Copyright National Pasta Association (http://www.ilovepasta.org)
(Reprinted with permission)

Categories matching this recipe

Meatless ,Pasta