Ingredients
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1 (10 ounce) fresh spinach, prewashed and drained
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2 tablespoons butter
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3 green onions, chopped
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2 garlic cloves, minced
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3/4 lb dried linguine
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5 ounces cream cheese, cut into cubes
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2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
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3/4 teaspoon salt
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1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
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1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
Instructions
- Remove any tough stems from the fresh spinach.
- In large frying pan, melt butter over low heat.
- Add green onions and garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Add spinach and salt and stir until wilted.
- Simmer until liquid evaporates from spinach, about 5 minutes.
- In large pot of boiling water, cook linguini according to package directions.
- Reserve 1 cup of pasta water.
- Drain linguini and toss with 3/4 cup of pasta water, spinach mixture, cream cheese, parsley, and ground pepper.
- If sauce seems too thick, add the rest of the reserved pasta water, otherwise you can throw out the remaining 1/4 cup pasta water.
- Salt to taste.