Name: Spaghetti with Creamy Spinach and Tarragon Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 10 oz spinach; 2 tbsp butter; 3 Scallions; 1½ tsp tarragon; ¾ tsp salt; ¾ lb spaghetti; 5 oz cream cheese; 2 tbsp Fresh Parsley; ¼ cup parmesan cheese; ½ tsp fresh ground black pepper

Spaghetti with Creamy Spinach and Tarragon Recipe

How To Make Spaghetti with Creamy Spinach and Tarragon

Savor a bite of this delectable spaghetti dish with a smooth and creamy spinach sauce made with tarragon, cream cheese, parmesan, spiced with parsley.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 20 minutes

Total: 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

10ozspinach,prewashed
2tbspbutter
3scallions,green tops included
1½tsptarragon,dried
¾tspsalt
¾lbspaghetti
5ozcream cheese
2tbspfresh parsley,chopped
¼cupparmesan cheese,grated
½tspfresh ground black pepper

Instructions

Remove any tough stems from the spinach.
In a large frying pan, melt the butter over moderately low heat.
Add the scallions and tarragon, and cook for 2 minutes.
Add the spinach and salt, and stir until wilted.
Simmer for about 5 minutes until the liquid evaporates from the spinach.
In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the spaghetti for about 12 minutes until just done.
Reserve 1 cup of the pasta water.
Drain the spaghetti and toss with ¾ cup of the reserved pasta water, the spinach mixture, the cream cheese, parsley, parmesan, and pepper
If the sauce seems too thick, add more of the reserved pasta water.

Recipe Notes

Wine Recommendation: Chenin blanc grapes make a wine that is fruity but bursting with acidity is an excellent match for tarragon. Try either a bottle of Vouvray from France or one of chenin blanc from California.