Spaghetti with Creamy Spinach and Tarragon Recipe

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Spaghetti with Creamy Spinach and Tarragon
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Ingredients
10
Count
Nutrition
520
Calories
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. 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 until the liquid evaporates from the spinach, about 5 minutes.
  2. In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the spaghetti until just done, about 12 minutes. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta water. Drain the spaghetti and toss with 3/4 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.
  3. Spinach Options: You can buy fresh spinach in various forms, depending on how hard you want to work.: · Salad bar: Weigh out 10 ounces of spinach from your supermarket's salad bar, and you're ready to cook-no rinsing or stem removal required.: · Prewashed bags: Supermarkets carry 10-ounce bags of spinach. This has been cleaned of all visible sand, but we would still give it one final rinse before cooking.: · Bunches of fresh spinach: You will need 1 1/2 pounds to equal 10 ounces of packaged cleaned spinach. Remove the stems and then wash the leaves several times to get rid of the grit.
  4. Wine Recommendation: Chenin blanc grapes make a wine that is fruity but bursting with acidity-an excellent match for tarragon. Try either a bottle of Vouvray from France or one of chenin blanc from California.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 520.18 Kcal (2178 kJ)
Calories from fat 192.21 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.36g 33%
Cholesterol 59.75mg 20%
Sodium 654.29mg 27%
Potassium 300.32mg 6%
Total Carbs 66.64g 22%
Sugars 3.92g 16%
Dietary Fiber 3.03g 12%
Protein 15.99g 32%
Vitamin C 4.8mg 8%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 2.9mg 16%
Calcium 138.4mg 14%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 350.04 Kcal (1466 kJ)
Calories from fat 129.34 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.37g 33%
Cholesterol 40.2mg 20%
Sodium 440.28mg 27%
Potassium 202.09mg 6%
Total Carbs 44.84g 22%
Sugars 2.64g 16%
Dietary Fiber 2.04g 12%
Protein 10.76g 32%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 8%
Iron 2mg 16%
Calcium 93.2mg 14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 11.6
    Points
  • 14
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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