Creamy Spinach Basil Pasta Recipe
A vegetarian Italian Recipes recipe with spinach leaves (palak) - washed & finely chopped, basil leaves, onion - finely chopped. Ready in 35 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
14 steps- 1
To begin making the Spinach and Basil Pasta Recipe by boiling the pasta
spinach leaves (palak) - washed & finely chopped(2 cups)basil leaves(1/2 cup)pasta fusilli - of your choice(2 cups) - 2
In a large pot, add water and bring it to a boil
- 3
Once the water has boiled, add a teaspoon of salt and a teaspoon of oil
salt - as required - 4
Add the pasta to the boiling water and let it sit in the boiling water until it is cooked
pasta fusilli - of your choice(2 cups) - 5
This process should take a good 12-15 minutes
- 6
Once the pasta has cooked, drain the water and run the cooked pasta under running water to stop the cooking process
pasta fusilli - of your choice(2 cups) - 7
Drizzle some oil on top of pasta and make sure to coat all of the pasta with the oil so that the pasta doesn't stick to each other
pasta fusilli - of your choice(2 cups) - 8
*To make the sauce:Heat a sauce pan with some oil, saute the chopped garlic, onion and allow it to soften
spinach leaves (palak) - washed & finely chopped(2 cups)onion - finely chopped(1)cloves garlic - finely chopped(3) - 9
Add the spinach, basil and saute until the leaves cook
spinach leaves (palak) - washed & finely chopped(2 cups)basil leaves(1/2 cup) - 10
Turn off the heat and once it cools, puree it along with cream and water
fresh cream(1/4 cup) - 11
*To make the pasta:Into a saucepan, add the cooked pasta, the spinach basil pasta sauce, salt and red chilli flakes to taste
spinach leaves (palak) - washed & finely chopped(2 cups)basil leaves(1/2 cup)pasta fusilli - of your choice(2 cups)red chilli flakes - as requiredsalt - as required - 12
Give all the ingredients a good mix and turn off the flame
- 13
Spinach Basil Pasta is ready to be served
spinach leaves (palak) - washed & finely chopped(2 cups)basil leaves(1/2 cup)pasta fusilli - of your choice(2 cups) - 14
Make this healthy Creamy Spinach Basil Pasta with Garlic Bread and a glass of wine and you are sorted
spinach leaves (palak) - washed & finely chopped(2 cups)basil leaves(1/2 cup)cloves garlic - finely chopped(3)pasta fusilli - of your choice(2 cups)fresh cream(1/4 cup)
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Creamy Spinach Basil Pasta Recipe
A vegetarian Italian Recipes recipe with spinach leaves (palak) - washed & finely chopped, basil leaves, onion - finely chopped. Ready in 35 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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14 steps- 1
To begin making the Spinach and Basil Pasta Recipe by boiling the pasta
spinach leaves (palak) - washed & finely chopped(2 cups)basil leaves(1/2 cup)pasta fusilli - of your choice(2 cups) - 2
In a large pot, add water and bring it to a boil
- 3
Once the water has boiled, add a teaspoon of salt and a teaspoon of oil
salt - as required - 4
Add the pasta to the boiling water and let it sit in the boiling water until it is cooked
pasta fusilli - of your choice(2 cups) - 5
This process should take a good 12-15 minutes
- 6
Once the pasta has cooked, drain the water and run the cooked pasta under running water to stop the cooking process
pasta fusilli - of your choice(2 cups) - 7
Drizzle some oil on top of pasta and make sure to coat all of the pasta with the oil so that the pasta doesn't stick to each other
pasta fusilli - of your choice(2 cups) - 8
*To make the sauce:Heat a sauce pan with some oil, saute the chopped garlic, onion and allow it to soften
spinach leaves (palak) - washed & finely chopped(2 cups)onion - finely chopped(1)cloves garlic - finely chopped(3) - 9
Add the spinach, basil and saute until the leaves cook
spinach leaves (palak) - washed & finely chopped(2 cups)basil leaves(1/2 cup) - 10
Turn off the heat and once it cools, puree it along with cream and water
fresh cream(1/4 cup) - 11
*To make the pasta:Into a saucepan, add the cooked pasta, the spinach basil pasta sauce, salt and red chilli flakes to taste
spinach leaves (palak) - washed & finely chopped(2 cups)basil leaves(1/2 cup)pasta fusilli - of your choice(2 cups)red chilli flakes - as requiredsalt - as required - 12
Give all the ingredients a good mix and turn off the flame
- 13
Spinach Basil Pasta is ready to be served
spinach leaves (palak) - washed & finely chopped(2 cups)basil leaves(1/2 cup)pasta fusilli - of your choice(2 cups) - 14
Make this healthy Creamy Spinach Basil Pasta with Garlic Bread and a glass of wine and you are sorted
spinach leaves (palak) - washed & finely chopped(2 cups)basil leaves(1/2 cup)cloves garlic - finely chopped(3)pasta fusilli - of your choice(2 cups)fresh cream(1/4 cup)
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