Creamy Goat Cheese Pasta

Name: Creamy Goat Cheese Pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 cup short pasta, raw; 1/2 cup raw green beans; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 shallot, thinly sliced; 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced; 1/4 cup chopped sundried tomatoes; 1/4 cup pasta water; 1/3 cup goat cheese; 1/2 tsp chili flakes; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1/8 tsp black pepper; 1 tbsp grated parmesan cheese, plus more for serving

4 steps

Prep:10minCook:20min

Easy pasta that you can have on the table in 30 minutes! This makes one generous portion but you can easily double/triple to feed more people. *Don't like green beans? Swap them out for broccoli, cauliflower or kale

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:02:41 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories809.2 kcal (40%)

Total Fat28.1 g (40%)

Carbs110.1 g (42%)

Sugars12.4 g (14%)

Protein30.8 g (62%)

Sodium316.9 mg (16%)

Fiber8 g (28%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

1 servings

1 Tbspolive oil

¼ cupsundried tomatoes

chopped

¼ cuppasta water

⅓ cupgoat cheese

½ tspchili flakes

1 Tbsplemon juice

⅛ tspblack pepper

1 Tbspgrated parmesan cheese

plus more for serving

Instructions

Step 1

Bring pot of water to boil. Add generous amount of salt and then stir in the pasta. Cook according to directions on package, adding green beans in last 2 minutes of cooking. Drain, but save 1/4 cup pasta water for later*.

Step 2

In the same pot, oven medium heat, add the olive oil. Saute the shallot and garlic until beginning to brown, 2-3 minutes. Add the sundried tomatoes and let them begin to heat through.

Step 3

Add reserved pasta water, followed by goat cheese. Stir to combine and get the goat cheese melting. Mix in chili flakes, lemon juice, black pepper and 1 tbsp parmesan cheese.

Step 4

Toss in pasta and green beans and ensure everything is fully coated in sauce. Serve hot with additional parmesan cheese on top.