Pasta Sauce Recipe:
Green Spaghettini

You'll need a sturdy blender or a food processor. Don't use a regular blender; you might burn out the motor. (I'm speaking from experience!)

• in the cupboard
  • spaghettini
  • prepared vegetable broth

• in the fridge or freezer
  • milk
  • Parmesan cheese
  • butter

Buy these fresh ingredients

• spinach

Get out your equipment

• Essential
  • a pasta pot or large saucepan
  • measuring cups
  • a saucepan with steamer basket
  • another saucepan
  • a food processor or heavy-duty blender
  • a pasta strainer
  • a large serving bowl

• Nice to have but not necessary
  • a rotary cheese grater (a regular grater works fine, too)
  
  
  

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  The recipe

  1 lb/500 g spaghettini

  2 cups/500 mL spinach, washed and stemmed

  1 cup/250 mL vegetable broth

  1/2 cup/125 mL milk

  1/2 cup/125 mL grated Parmesan cheese

  1/4 cup/60 mL butter

  Cook the spaghettini according to package directions.

  Meanwhile, steam the spinach until it is just wilted.

  Warm the vegetable broth in a pan on the stove.

  Place the spinach, broth, milk and cheese in the blender.
  Blend until smooth.

  Drain the cooked spaghettini.
  Place it in a serving bowl.

  Add the butter to the serving bowl.
  Toss with the spaghettini.

  Add the sauce.
  Toss until mixed well.
  
  

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  Substitutions
  • Use chicken broth in place of vegetable broth.

  • Use a non-dairy milk substitute instead of milk.

  • Use spaghetti - or your favorite pasta - instead of spaghettini.

  Ideas for making this recipe your own

  • Experiment with using other green vegetables instead of spinach. Swiss chard or kale would work. How about well-steamed broccoli?

  Tips

  • I prefer using a block of Parmesan, and grating it as I need it. You can also use pre-grated Parmesan from the deli. Avoid the "grated cheese product" that is found on the grocery shelf. Its taste is as bad as its nutritional value!
  
  
  

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  Menu suggestion

  Serve this dish with

  • sliced cucumbers, carrot sticks, and/or cherry tomatoes
    
    

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    If you enjoy this pasta sauce recipe, you may also like these other recipes:
    • Pasta With Marinated Chickpeas And Corn
    • Spaghetti Carbonara
      
      

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