Sunday, October 6, 2013

Recipe: Creamy Spinach and Kielbasa pasta


I love wheat pasta, but it can be hard to get people to eat because healthy can be scary. Which is why I like to make delicious sauces that are mostly healthy but have lots of flavor.

Ingredients
2 cups fresh spinach
1 cup lite or heavy cream
Olive oil
1 kielbasa sliced into 1/2 in pieces
1 lb whole wheat pasta
salt and pepper to taste
1 pinch of paprika
1-2 tbs flour

Begin boiling water in a large pot. Add salt so it comes to a boil faster. Prepare your wheat pasta
according to the box.
In a pan, brown the kielbasa in a small amount of olive oil. Remove from the heat and save for later. Add the spinach to the heat and cook down on a low heat. Season with salt and pepper. When the spinach is almost entirely wilted add in the heavy cream. Let simmer (do not let it come to a boil) and add in paprika.  Stir in the flour slowly, it will act as a thickening agent.  Toss in the kielbasa and cover.
When the sauce thickens to your desired consistency, remove from the heat and toss in the pasta until coated evenly.
Serve while still hot. Sprinkle with parmigian cheese.

A delicious and easy Wheat Pasta

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