Best 7 Spinach Linguine With Creamy Walnut Sauce Recipes

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Spinach linguine with creamy walnut sauce is a delicious and satisfying dish boasting a perfect combination of flavors and textures. Smooth, creamy sauce complements the earthy spinach and al dente linguine for a delightful meal that can be easily prepared at home with the right ingredients and a few simple steps.

Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!

SPINACH LINGUINE WITH WALNUT SAUCE



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Toasting walnuts enhances their flavor. Other than that, this delicious pasta sauce requires no cooking, just a few seconds in the food processor.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Pasta and Grains

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 cups walnut halves
1 pound spinach linguine
Coarse salt and ground pepper
1 cup heavy cream
1 clove garlic
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, plus more for serving
1/2 cup chopped parsley

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread walnut halves on a rimmed baking sheet; toast until fragrant, 10 minutes. Meanwhile, cook linguine in a pot of boiling salted water until al dente, according to package instructions. Drain; return to pot.
  • Process half of walnuts, cream, and garlic in a food processor until smooth; season with salt and pepper. Toss with pasta, remaining walnuts, Parmesan, and parsley. Serve with more Parmesan.

SPINACH LINGUINE WITH CREAMY WALNUT SAUCE



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Categories     Sauce     Walnut     Spinach     Boil

Yield serves 4 to 6

Number Of Ingredients 7

Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
1 pound spinach linguine
1 cup heavy cream
1 garlic clove
2 cups walnuts (7 ounces), toasted (see page 365)
1/4 cup finely grated parmesan cheese, plus more for sprinkling
1/2 cup firmly packed coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Steps:

  • Bring a pot of water to a boil; add a generous amount of salt. Cook pasta until al dente according to package instructions. Drain pasta; return to pot.
  • Combine cream, garlic, and 1 cup walnuts in a food processor, and process until smooth; season with salt and pepper. Transfer to the pot along with 1/4 cup parmesan, the parsley, and remaining 1 cup walnuts. Toss to coat pasta.
  • To serve, divide among shallow bowls and sprinkle with additional cheese.

PENNE WITH CREAMY WALNUT SAUCE



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Provided by Food Network

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

10 ounces fresh spinach
1/2 cup toasted walnuts, coarsely chopped*
2 cups low-fat cottage cheese
1 garlic clove, minced or pressed
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup loosely packed chopped fresh basil
1/2 teaspoon salt
Ground black pepper to taste
1 to 1 1/2 pounds penne (tubular pasta}
1 head broccoli
Grated Parmesan cheese (optional)

Steps:

  • Bring a large covered pot of water to a rapid boil. While the water heats, wash the spinach and transfer it to a separate large pot. The water clinging to the leaves should provide enough moisture to steam it. Cover and cook the spinach on medium-high heat for about 4 minutes, until wilted but still bright green. Drain. In a food processor or blender, combine the spinach, walnuts, cottage cheese, garlic, Parmesan, basil, and salt and pepper until smooth, working in batches if necessary. Add pepper to taste and set aside. When the water boils, stir in the pasta, cover, and return to a boil. Then uncover the pot and cook until the pasta is al dente, about 7 minutes. While the pasta cooks, cut the broccoli into spears, blanch it in boiling water to cover until just tender, about 5 minutes, and set it aside. Drain the pasta and serve immediately in individual warmed bowls, topped with spinach walnut sauce and several steamed broccoli spears. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese, if you wish.

LINGUINE WITH SPINACH



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This tasty dish - adapted from The Minimalist Cooks Dinner, by Mark Bittman (Broadway Books, 2001) - uses a good amount of spinach, which is great for boosting pregnancy-needed vitamins and minerals such as iron and folate. Spinach also contains more protein than most vegetables.

Provided by ElizabethKnicely

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 30m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 lb regular spaghetti or 1 lb multigrain spaghetti
1 -2 garlic clove, finely minced
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 lb fresh spinach, washed, with tough stems removed, and roughly chopped (or 1 8-ounce package frozen spinach, defrosted)
1/2 cup sun-dried tomato packed in oil, drained and chopped (or 1 pint sweet ripe cherry tomatoes, sliced)
1/4 cup pine nuts (optional)
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
parmesan cheese, to taste

Steps:

  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta. Meanwhile, combine the garlic and red pepper flakes with the oil in a large bowl. When the pasta is nearly done, plunge the spinach into the water and cook until it wilts - less than a minutes. Drain pasta and spinach together quickly, then toss into the olive oil mixture. Add the tomatoes and pine nuts. Toss well, season with salt and pepper to taste, and serve with an ample topping of freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
  • Makes 4 to 6 servings.

CREAMY LINGUINE WITH VEGETABLES



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Savor the flavor of our Creamy Linguine with Vegetables tonight. Cauliflower, spinach, beans and Neufchatel combine in our Creamy Linguine with Vegetables.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories     Beans

Time 40m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/2 lb. whole grain linguine, uncooked
2 Tbsp. olive oil
1 head cauliflower, cut into small florets (about 4-1/2 cups)
1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper
2 pkg. (6 oz. each) baby spinach leaves
1 can (15.5 oz.) great Northern beans, drained
3/4 cup vegetable broth
4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, cubed
1/3 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted
2 Tbsp. KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese

Steps:

  • Cook pasta in Dutch oven or large deep skillet as directed on package, omitting salt. Meanwhile, heat oil in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add cauliflower and onions; cook 15 min. or until onions are caramelized, stirring occasionally. Add garlic and crushed pepper; cook 1 min., stirring frequently. Add spinach; cover. Cook 5 min. Stir in beans; cook, covered, 2 min. or until spinach is wilted and beans are heated through.
  • Drain pasta; cover to keep warm. Cook broth and Neufchatel in Dutch oven 1 min. or until Neufchatel is completely melted and sauce is well blended, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.
  • Add pasta; toss to coat. Stir in cauliflower mixture. Serve topped with nuts and Parmesan.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 390, Fat 15 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Sodium 410 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 11 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 18 g

LINGUINI WITH CREAMY SPINACH



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This makes a wonderful meatless main dish or a side dish. I adopted this recipe from Recipezaar in August 2006. I've since made this for my family and they loved it; however, I did made one minor change to the recipe. The original recipe did not call for garlic, but I felt it would have been bland without it. --NOTE-- Frozen spinach can be used. Just thaw, rinse and squeeze water from spinach very well before adding to the skillet of butter.

Provided by Kim D.

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 40m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 (10 ounce) fresh spinach, prewashed and drained
2 tablespoons butter
3 green onions, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
3/4 lb dried linguine
5 ounces cream cheese, cut into cubes
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Remove any tough stems from the fresh spinach.
  • In large frying pan, melt butter over low heat.
  • Add green onions and garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes.
  • Add spinach and salt and stir until wilted.
  • Simmer until liquid evaporates from spinach, about 5 minutes.
  • In large pot of boiling water, cook linguini according to package directions.
  • Reserve 1 cup of pasta water.
  • Drain linguini and toss with 3/4 cup of pasta water, spinach mixture, cream cheese, parsley, and ground pepper.
  • If sauce seems too thick, add the rest of the reserved pasta water, otherwise you can throw out the remaining 1/4 cup pasta water.
  • Salt to taste.

SPINACH LINGUINE WITH TOMATO SAUCE



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Provided by Pierre Franey

Categories     dinner, pastas, main course

Time 20m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/2 pound fresh or dried green linguine
Salt to taste if desired
1 pound red, ripe tomatoes
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon finely minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil, or 1 tablespoon dried basil

Steps:

  • Bring to the boil 2 quarts water, or enough to cover the pasta generously when it is added. Add salt.
  • Remove and discard the cores from the tomatoes. Peel tomatoes. Cut tomatoes into 1/2-inch cubes. There should be about 2 1/2 cups.
  • Heat the oil in a saucepan and add garlic and pepper flakes. Cook briefly without browning and add the tomatoes. Stir and cook about 1 minute.
  • Meanwhile, add linguine to the boiling water. If fresh linguine is used, cook 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. If dried pasta is used, cook 8 to 10 minutes or to the desired degree of doneness.
  • Drain pasta and return it to the hot kettle. Stir in butter and toss. Pour sauce over all and sprinkle with basil. Serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 318, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 47 grams, Fat 11 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 9 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 424 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams

Tips:

  • For a more intense walnut flavor, toast the walnuts in a dry skillet over medium heat until fragrant and slightly browned, about 5 minutes.
  • If you don't have white wine on hand, you can substitute chicken broth or vegetable broth.
  • To make the sauce creamier, add 1/2 cup of milk or cream.
  • If you like a little spice, add a pinch of red pepper flakes to the sauce.
  • Serve the linguine immediately, topped with additional walnuts and grated Parmesan cheese.

Conclusion:

This spinach linguine with creamy walnut sauce is a delicious and easy-to-make meal that is perfect for a weeknight dinner. The creamy walnut sauce is rich and flavorful, and the spinach adds a pop of color and nutrients. This dish is sure to please everyone at the table.

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