Creamy Spinach Doodles

June 8, 2009

We have a refrigerator full of fresh spinach. Our CSA is harvesting spring greens at a ridiculously fast pace, and they are passing the greens along to us.

I hate masses of green mush otherwise known as cooked spinach, and I’ve already grown tired of cold salads, so we had to find a new way to eat the dark green leaves in our fridge.

Fortunately, they passed this recipe along, too. We made it tonight, adjusted it, and loved it.

Creamy Spinach Doodles

1 pound fusilli pasta
1/4 cup butter
1 large bunch of fresh spinach, chopped into matchstick-sized pieces
3 cloves garlic, pressed or minced
4-5 spring onions, diced
1 cup half and half or plain milk
1/4 cup grated carrot
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1-2 cups pasta sauce

Cook and drain the fusilli pasta. In the same pot, melt butter, add the garlic and onion and cook for five minutes on low. Add the carrots and stir often.
Add spinach and cook on high heat until just wilted. Add salt and pepper.
Toss pasta back into the pot and reduce heat to very low.
Add half and half or milk, cheese, and pasta sauce and stir until warm.

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rachel-asouthernfairytale said:

I have no words.
OH MY NOMMMMMMMMM

# 8 June 2009 at 9:11 pm

Kiki said:

That sounds really good! Thanks for passing the recipe along!

# 8 June 2009 at 9:31 pm

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# 8 June 2009 at 10:25 pm

Ann Kroeker said:

That sounds so simple and so yummy. I put in some spinach too late into the garden–I hope it doesn’t get all wilty in the heat. If I get a lot, I’ll try this! If not, I’ll toss it in salads. It’s nice to have options, isn’t it? I’m no expert, but I’ll bet there are some other interesting pasta combos you could try, don’t you think?

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# 8 June 2009 at 10:29 pm

Snow White said:

Yummy!

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# 9 June 2009 at 5:55 am

Tara (author) said:

Ann – Yes! I do think we’ll find lots of combination now that we know we like slightly cooked spinach. If your spinach doesn’t thrive now, you can always try again in August. You should be able to grow some nice plants in the cool of the fall.

# 9 June 2009 at 6:09 am

Lisa@Blessedwithgrace said:

Sounds like a great idea.

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# 9 June 2009 at 8:53 am

Jessica said:

YUM!! That does sound really good!!

Have you tried making “green smoothies” – those take spinach. I know it may sound weird, but you can’t taste it and gives a health boost to smoothies.

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# 9 June 2009 at 9:05 am

Jenna @ Newlyweds said:

Oh what a great way to eat spinach, Yum!

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# 9 June 2009 at 9:34 am

Bonnie said:

MMMM…I love spinach. Might just have to print this out.

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# 9 June 2009 at 11:07 am

Susie's Homemade said:

Yummy tackle!

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# 9 June 2009 at 11:17 am

Tara said:

My husband loves spinach…this might be a good recipe to try.

# 9 June 2009 at 12:17 pm

zoe said:

I have a fantastic recipe for Spinach on my food and fitness blog, sadly the links in the side bar need updating, but it you’re interested I’ll sort out the link for you. It’s spicy mince (ground meat) with rice and spinach.

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# 9 June 2009 at 12:42 pm