Spinach Ala Pesto Pasta

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup walnuts, roasted until golden brown
• 4 cups spinach, well packed cups of chopped raw spinach
• 1 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 3/4 cup gruyere cheese
• 1 cup lite olive oil (or virgin)
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped
• salt and pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 cup light cream
• 1 1/2 lbs spinach fettuccine

Recipe

• 1 cook the fettuccine ala dente.
• 2 roast walnuts in a 400°f oven for about 5 minutes; watch they do not burn.
• 3 in a food processor put 2 cups spinach, 1/2 cup parmesan, 1/4 cup walnuts, half the gruyere, 1/2 cup oil, 2 cloves of garlic, salt and pepper, half the basil, half the oregano and half the cream.
• 4 process until smooth.
• 5 repeat with remaining half of the ingredients.
• 6 set aside 1/2 cup of walnuts for garnish.
• 7 heat the sauce, keep warm.
• 8 pour sauce over cooked pasta, toss.
• 9 garnish with walnuts and serve.