farfalle with spinach, garlic & ricotta
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Bowtie pasta with a creamy spinach sauce made with part-skim ricotta. A scrumptious low-fat dish. You can use frozen spinach instead of fresh. Just substitute two 10 oz. packages of thawed frozen chopped spinach, making sure you squeeze out all the liquid to avoid a watery sauce.
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prep time
25 Min
cook time
30 Min
method
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yield
4 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 tsp. olive oil
- 1 - red bell pepper, diced
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pound spinach, stemmed & coarsely chopped (8 cups)
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper, freshly ground
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
- 1/3 cup low-fat (1%) milk
- 12 ounces farfalle (bow-tie) pasta
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil, or 1 tsp. dried
How To Make farfalle with spinach, garlic & ricotta
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Step 1Start heating a large pot of water to boiling for the pasta. In a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil until hot but not smoking over medium heat. Add the bell pepper and cook, stirring frequently, until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until the garlic is tender, about 2 minutes.
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Step 2Stir in the spinach, salt, black pepper, and nutmeg and cook, stirring frequently, until the spinach has wilted, about 3 minutes. Stir in the ricotta and milk and cook until the sauce is creamy and heated through, about 4 minutes longer.
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Step 3Meanwhile, cook the farfalle in the boiling water until just tender. Drain well. Transfer the spinach sauce to a large bowl, add the farfalle and basil, and toss to combine.
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