For Wednesday, September 16, we planned on Giada’s Penne with Spinach Sauce – another of her recipes we had seen her make on TV. Remember, we were looking to simplify our dinners (especially with the advent of school and my piano teaching). This one really couldn’t have been more simple.
Basically, you cook your pasta while making the spinach sauce. I love it when things work together like that and you can multi-task. The sauce is done in the food processor, which is interesting. It consists of a few cheeses, salt & pepper, baby spinach leaves, and garlic. We nixed the garlic and replaced the goat cheese with mozzarella. This made our sauce not quite as smooth as Giada’s, but it didn’t have that grassy, earthy taste goat cheese would have added. The fresh spinach leaves turn it bright green – beautiful!
After the pasta finishes, you dump it in a bowl with more fresh spinach leaves and your sauce. Mix it together, while the sauce melts ever so slightly and covers your pasta with that gorgeous green. It’s visually fascinating, as well as delicious.
We served caprese on the side – also stunning.
On a scale from 1 to 10: 9.
It was a simple meal – and I like things a little more fancy. But it’s the perfect menu for a weeknight. Excellent, easy, and even a little elegant.
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