Fettuccine With Spinach Tomato Cream Sauce
"This is a great "go-to" meal, because most of us have the ingredients on hand. Depending on what time of year, I sometimes use a small can of whole tomatoes, diced and drained. Make a nice salad, some great bread, a glass of wine, and there you go!"
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 12 ounces fettuccine
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1⁄2 onion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 cups fresh spinach, finely chopped (or 1 cup frozen, drained)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup fresh tomato, diced, drained
- 3⁄4 cup ricotta cheese, pureed until smooth (part-skim or low-fat)
- 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 pinch nutmeg (optional)
directions
- Cook the pasta according to the package directions. Remove 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking liquid and set aside.
- Meanwhile, in a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and continue cooking for 1 minute. Add the spinach and salt. Cook until the spinach is wilted.
- Add the tomatoes, cook until heated through.
- Add the cooked fettuccine and 1/4 cup of the pasta cooking liquid. Add the ricotta. Toss and cook until just heated through, adding more pasta liquid as necessary to make a creamy sauce. Add the Parmesan and nutmeg. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Serve immediately.
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Reviews
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Overall is was good. I think next time I will add a few more spices and maybe some shrimp.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
FLUFFSTER
Bullhead City, Arizona
I would like to welcome you to my recipes. I have been with Food.com since 10/05.
My beloved husband, Tom, passed away 3 years ago. My world stopped. It's taken me all this time to find my way back to life without him.
I have been so blessed to have found my second, once in a lifetime. I've met an amazing man who is so good to me.
We moved from Las Vegas, Nevada to Bullhead City, Az. in February, and we love it here.
I have worked at Bally's and Paris hotel.casinos, in Las Vegas. I have seen some very famous entertainers, including Liza Minnelli, Penn and Teller, Ray Liotta, Dr. J (Julius Erving), Frank Sinatra and his wife Barbara Marx. and many, many more.
Cooking is my passion, and I am slowly, but surely beginning to venture into the world of baking. To me, cooking is so much easier because baking is so much more exact.
I love to make Italian and Mexican food the best, followed by Chinese and last, but by far the least, good old American food! How can you beat chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy?? I love to find several recipes and put my own spin on them and create a new recipe.
