Creamy Four Cheese Pasta with Spinach

Name: Creamy Four Cheese Pasta with Spinach
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 227g of uncooked wholewheat pasta (such as rigatoni, penne, farfalle, or rotini); 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 tablespoon of Italian seasoning; 1 tablespoon smoked paprika; ¼ cup of finely grated Parmesan cheese

3 steps

Cook:30min

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

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:04:36 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories385.6 kcal (19%)

Total Fat14.9 g (21%)

Carbs40.5 g (16%)

Sugars2.3 g (3%)

Protein20.8 g (42%)

Sodium421.1 mg (21%)

Fiber5.3 g (19%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

227gwholewheat pasta

uncooked, such as rigatoni, penne, farfalle, or rotini

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

1 tablespoonitalian seasoning

1 tablespoonsmoked paprika

¼ cupparmesan cheese

finely grated

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 Italian seasoning and paprika with garlic. Also 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 pepper. Stir gently to coat pasta with sauce.

Step 3

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