The BEST Spinach Pasta With A Creamy Sauce (Made In 15 Minutes)

This creamy spinach pasta is jam-packed with deliciousness. It combines a creamy cheese sauce with perfectly cooked pasta and seasoned spinach to make a simple yet super flavorful dish. But, what's even better than how good it tastes, is how easy this pasta with spinach is to make. In fact, just 15 minutes is all it takes to whip up!

The Best Spinach Pasta

This creamy spinach pasta is seriously so, so good! Honestly, once you get your first bite of it you'll never want to make another pasta recipe again!

I mean, how can you beat the combination of al dente pasta, olive oil, garlic, spinach, cream cheese, and parmesan cheese? You can't!

Every bite is just flavor overload. I truly believe as far as white pasta recipes go this spinach pasta has got to be at the top of the tasty tastiness charts. And it's so, so simple to make too. All it takes is 3 easy to follow steps to whip up, and you can have this pasta with spinach on the table in no time.

In fact, it's so easy that you can make this Italian cheese bread to go with it and not miss a beat. 

Ingredients

The ingredients to make this creamy spinach pasta recipe are quite simple. Honestly, you probably already have most - if not all 0 of them in your kitchen waiting for you already!

Anyway, here's what you'll need to make spinach pasta:

• 8 oz. pasta of your choice
• 1 tbsp. olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves
• 9 oz. baby spinach
• 1 tsp. salt
• 5 oz. cream cheese
• 1 oz. parmesan cheese, grated
• ¼ tsp. ground nutmeg
• black pepper and salt

Yup, it's really that simple! 

By the way, if you're looking for another spinach recipe, you can give this curry shrimp recipe a try next. It's really a super yummy way to use up some extra spinach if you end up with some.

How to Make Spinach Pasta

As I mentioned before, the process of making this spinach pasta is so easy.

Essentially, all you have to do is cook the pasta noodles, cook the spinach, make the cream sauce, then mix the ingredients all together. Oh, and since everything cooks in just one skillet, not only is the cooking process a breeze but clean-up is too.

With all that said, let's not waste any more time and get cooking!

Step 1: Cook the Pasta

First things first, bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the pasta according to the package instructions.

Once the noodles are cooked to your desired doneness, reserve ½ cup of the pasta water, then drain the excess water, and set the pasta aside. For what it's worth, I like to undercook my pasta at this point so that it ends up al dente when the dish is done.

By the way, you can use any type of pasta you prefer to make this recipe. The main thing I recommend though is that you use a type of pasta that's big enough to soak up the sauce that we'll be creating in a second.

Having said all of that though, I like to use rigatoni, penne, or sometimes cavatappi pasta when I make this dish.

Step 2: Cook The Spinach

While the pasta is cooking, you can take out a large skillet, add some olive oil to it, and put it over medium heat.

Then, once the oil is hot, you can add the garlic to it and cook it for a minute or two - just until it becomes fragrant.

Next, you can add the spinach to the skillet, season it with salt, and cook it until it's soft and wilted. Also, just keep in mind that you'll want to give the spinach a stir every now and then so it can all wilt evenly. 

Step 3: Make The Creamy Spinach Pasta Sauce

Now it's time to make the sauce to complete this creamy spinach pasta.

So, to make it, you'll just want to add the cream cheese to the skillet with the spinach, and then you'll want to slowly pour in the pasta water. Also, while you're gradually adding in the water you'll want to stir everything continuously. You'll want to continue to do this until the cream cheese is completely smooth and creamy.

Just keep in mind that if you add too much water in too quickly, you could end up with a thin pasta sauce, so be careful.

Anyway, next, you'll want to add the parmesan cheese and nutmeg to the sauce and mix until they're well combined into it. Then, once that happens, you can add the cooked pasta to the skillet and give it a good stir to coat it in the cream sauce.

Finally, you can serve this creamy spinach pasta with som grated parmesan cheese and black pepper on top. Enjoy!

How to Store Spinach Pasta

This recipe for spinach pasta will make 4 absolutely delicious servings, so there's a good chance you might have some leftovers. And consider yourself lucky if you do. This creamy spinach pasta is just as good - if not better - the day/s after you make it.

So, if you do end up with leftovers you can store them in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-5 days. Alternatively, if you want to store your leftover spinach pasta for even longer, you can freeze it in an airtight container or freezer-safe bag and it'll stay good for up to 1-2 months.

How to Reheat Spinach Pasta

Once you're ready to enjoy this creamy pasta recipe again, it's best if you reheat it.

My favorite way to reheat this pasta - and any pasta really - is in a skillet on the stovetop. Just add the pasta to the skillet with a splash of water and warm over low heat, frequently mixing until it reaches your desired temperature.  

With that said, if you'd like to reheat the spinach pasta even quicker you can reheat it in the microwave in 30-second increments - stirring between each one - until it's warm.

Wrapping It Up

Well, that's how to make spinach pasta!

With a recipe this good there's no doubt you'll find yourself making this pasta over and over again. Atleast that's the case at my house. Ever since I made this creamy pasta recipe for the first time my wife won't stop asking me to make it.

Anyway, I hope you and your family enjoy it as much as I/we do!

As always, if you give this pasta with spinach a try, leave a comment below and let me know what you think. 

More Pasta Recipes

If you're looking for some more easy pasta recipes, we have a ton on the blog that I think you'll like just as much as this one.

Here are some more delicious pasta recipes:

• Shrimp pasta
• Gigi Hadid vodka pasta
• Chicken pesto pasta
• Creamy salmon pasta
• Pastalaya
• Parmesan noodles
• Meatless baked ziti

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