Creamy Spinach Pasta
Pasta in a simple cream sauce with frozen spinach stirred in. Rich, filling, and comes together in the time it takes to boil noodles.
Time
20 min
Difficulty
Easy
Serves
4
Ingredients 5 items
- 1 lb pasta (any shape)
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 cup frozen spinach
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup water
- Optional: Garlic powder, Salt and pepper, Parmesan cheese, Diced onion, Canned chicken for protein
Equipment
- Large pot
- Colander
- Stirring spoon
- Can opener
Allergens: Contains wheat (pasta) and dairy (butter, cream of mushroom soup).
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and set aside.
- In the same pot, melt butter over medium heat. If using diced onion, cook it for 2-3 minutes.
- Add frozen spinach. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring, until thawed and heated through.
- Add cream of mushroom soup and water. Stir until smooth and heated through.
- Add garlic powder, salt, and pepper if you have them.
- Return pasta to the pot and stir everything together until the pasta is coated in the sauce.
- Serve hot. Top with parmesan if you have it.
notes & tips
- Cream of chicken soup works too. Any cream-of soup makes the same kind of sauce.
- Add protein. Canned chicken, canned tuna, or diced ham all work stirred into this.
- One pot. Cook the pasta, drain it, then make the sauce in the same pot and add the pasta back. Only one pot to wash.
- Leftovers reheat well. Add a splash of water or milk when reheating since the sauce thickens as it cools.