Lazy Girl Spinach Pasta
Creamy spinach sauce made with cottage cheese, tossed in orecchiette pasta. This is the perfect vegetarian meal to make in under 30 mins.
Equipment
- Large saute pan
- Spatula
- Stock pot
- colander
- Blender
Ingredients
- 300 gm orecchiette pasta
- 1/2 cup pasta cooking liquid/water
Spinach sauce:
- 1 tsp butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion roughly chopped
- 3 garlic cloves crushed
- 2 bunches baby spinach approximately 4 cups
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley
- 1/2 cup cottage cheese
Garnish
- Cottage cheese
- Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- We start by cooking our pasta as per the package instructions. You shouldn’t over cook the pasta at this moment. Hence if it has to be cooked for 11 minutes cook it for 9 minutes. Once cooked save 1 cup of the pasta cooking water and drain out the rest.
- While that is happening, lets make the spinach sauce. In a sauté pan on medium heat add butter, olive oil, onions, garlic and sweat for a couple of minutes. Add the spinach and your seasonings. Stir until the spinach is wilted down. There will be a little liquid in the pan which is perfect.
- Transfer the spinach mixture to a blender and add the cottage cheese, blend until smooth.
- Pour the sauce back into the sauté pan and add the pasta, toss together and check for seasoning.
- Serve with a little cottage cheese on top and a light sprinkle of parmesan cheese.
Notes
- Blend the sauce well for a smooth texture.
- If you don't want a lot of sauce in the pasta don't add the entire sauce into it, save some for later and use as a spread/dip.
- Do not over cook the pasta or else it will break apart while tossing with the sauce