Creamy Four Cheese Pasta with Spinach

Name: Creamy Four Cheese Pasta with Spinach
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 8 oz of uncooked brown rice pasta; 1 tablespoon of olive oil; 8 cups of baby spinach; 1 tablespoon of chopped garlic; 57g of fontina cheese, shredded; ½ cup of low-fat ricotta cheese; 28g of 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened; ¼ teaspoon of kosher salt; 1/2 tablespoon of Italian seasoning; ¼ cup of finely grated Parmesan cheese

3 steps

Cook:30min

A simple, cheesy and healthy alternative to the famous Mac and Cheese!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:35:33 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories365.8 kcal (18%)

Total Fat13.3 g (19%)

Carbs49.3 g (19%)

Sugars3 g (3%)

Protein15.1 g (30%)

Sodium386.2 mg (19%)

Fiber3.9 g (14%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

8 ozbrown rice pasta

uncooked

1 tablespoonolive oil

8 cupsbaby spinach

1 tablespoongarlic

chopped

57gfontina cheese shredded

½ cuplow-fat ricotta cheese

28g1/3-less-fat cream cheese

softened

¼ teaspoonkosher salt

½ tablespoonItalian seasoning

¼ cupfinely grated parmesan cheese

Instructions

Step 1

Prepare pasta in a large stockpot according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain pasta, reserving 1/4 cup cooking liquid. Return pasta and reserved cooking liquid to stockpot.

Step 2

Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high. Add spinach and garlic; cook, stirring often, until spinach wilts and garlic is slightly softened, about 3 minutes. Add fontina, ricotta, and cream cheese; cook, stirring constantly, until cheeses melt and mixture is creamy, about 30 seconds. Immediately remove from heat; add to pasta in stockpot. Add salt and Italian seasoning . Stir gently to coat pasta with sauce.

Step 3

Divide pasta among 4 bowls; top with Parmesan. Serve immediately.