Spaghetti With Creamy Spinach And Tarragon

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 10 ounces prewashed spinach
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 scallions, including green tops,chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried tarragon
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 lb spaghetti
• 5 ounces cream cheese, cut into cubes
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 remove any tough stems from the spinach.
• 2 in a large frying pan, melt the butter over medium-low heat.
• 3 add scallions and tarragon and cook for 2 minutes.
• 4 add the spinach and salt and stir until wilted.
• 5 simmer until the liquid evaporates from the spinach about 5 minutes.
• 6 cook spaghetti in salted water, until just done, about 12 minutes.
• 7 reserve 1 cup of the pasta water.
• 8 drain spaghetti and toss with 3/4 cup of the pasta water, spinach mixture, cream cheese, parsley, parmesan, and pepper.
• 9 if the sauce seems too thick, add more of the reserved pasta water.