Spaghetti With Creamy Spinach and Tarragon

Name: Spaghetti With Creamy Spinach and Tarragon
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 10 ounces prewashed spinach; 2 tablespoons butter; 3 scallions, including green tops,chopped; 1 1/2 teaspoons dried tarragon; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 3/4 lb spaghetti; 5 ounces cream cheese, cut into cubes; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley; 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese; 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Submitted by Miss Annie

"Cream cheese melts in the heat of the pasta to form the sauce. The fresh spinach gives it a delicate flavor. Serve it with some warm garlic bread and salad."

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Ready In:: 40mins
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 4

ingredients

10 ounces prewashed spinach
2 tablespoons butter
3 scallions, including green tops,chopped
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons dried tarragon
³⁄₄ teaspoon salt
³⁄₄ lb spaghetti
5 ounces cream cheese, cut into cubes
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
¹⁄₄ cup grated parmesan cheese
¹⁄₂ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

directions

Remove any tough stems from the spinach.
In a large frying pan, melt the butter over medium-low heat.
Add scallions and tarragon and cook for 2 minutes.
Add the spinach and salt and stir until wilted.
Simmer until the liquid evaporates from the spinach about 5 minutes.
Cook spaghetti in salted water, until just done, about 12 minutes.
Reserve 1 cup of the pasta water.
Drain spaghetti and toss with 3/4 cup of the pasta water, spinach mixture, cream cheese, parsley, Parmesan, and pepper.
If the sauce seems too thick, add more of the reserved pasta water.

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Reviews

Fantastic!! I was looking for a recipe to use some of the tons of spinach I have in my garden and this one is a winner! I will certainly make this one again!

martiniswiller
I don't often use tarragon, but this recipe convinced me that I should do so more often.

Is This Really Nece
Loved this! The sauce is very creamy and the tarragon compliments the dish perfectly! Thanks Miss Annie for a great vegetarian dish!

yooper
Loved it. I made it to feed my teenaged son before baseball, then put the bowl in a warm oven to hold for his dad coming in from work a bit later - just re-moistened it with a little pasta water and it was delicious!!

vrvrvr
I made this last night, it was excellent, really easy to put together. When I saw what 10oz of spinach looked like my wife said "that will never fit!" but I held strong and it went from basketball size to... deflated basketball size (our of metaphors). It only took about 10mins to prep and cook the sauce part, I was done waay before my pasta! It tasted great, was a little thick so I added pasta water and it was fine. I used waay too much pasta (1/2+ package) so there wasn't as much sauce as I would have liked but it was my bad. Next time, right amt of pasta and more salt next time. Maybe even sneak in some garlic! Great recipe, it's in my book!

Kris Richardson

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Tweaks

This was so easy to make and turned out wonderful! I was surprised at how delicious it was especially because I had to substitute a few things. I used about 1- 1 1/2 cups chopped regular onions instead of scallions, basil instead of tarragon, and dried parsley. I also used bowtie pasta in place of spaghetti just to make it look fancy. I wanted to eat all of this myself! It was great as leftovers the next day as well. This is going at the top of my 'keeper' list! Thanks!

Pismo