Pasta with Spinach and Goat's Cheese
Ingredients
- 500 gm dried spaghettini
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves; crushed and finely chopped
- 1-2 long red chilli less heat variety; use less or omit depending on heat preferences
- 150 gm baby spinach leaves
- ¼ cup basil; torn
- 150 gm goat’s cheese
- Salt to season
Instructions
- Cook the pasta in salted boiling water as per packet instructions; drain (reserving ½ cup water) and keep aside.
- Heat the oil in a large pan and add the garlic and chillies; sauté on low heat for a minute.
- Then add the spinach leaves and cook on medium heat till just wilted.
- Add the cooked pasta with half of the reserved pasta water. Toss on high heat for about a minute.
- Remove from heat and fold in the basil and goat’s cheese
- Serve immediately.