Healthy Creamy Garlic & Spinach Alfredo Pasta
Absolutely mouth watering garlic and spinach alfredo recipe. By creating a simple compound roux with our garlic, we are able to create a beautiful, velvety alfredo sauce that is SURE to impress your friends. The best part about this recipe is that it's super easy to pull off and it can be thrown together in a short 30 minutes.
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Servings: 6 servings
Nutrition
Calories:358 kcal
Carbs:61 g
Sodium 98 mg
Potassium 291 mg
Phosphorus 212 mg
Protein 13 g
Ingredients
- 1 lb Penne
- 2 tbsp Unsalted Butter Olive oil will work as well
- 3 Garlic Cloves
- 2 cup Spinach
- 2 tbsp AP Flour
- 1 cup Chicken or Vegetable stock, no salt added Unsalted Vegetable stock will work as well
- 1/2 cup Milk
- 1/4 cup Low sodium parmesan cheese
- 1/2 tsp Black pepper, fresh ground
Instructions
- Start a large pot of water on high heat. Once boiling, reduce to a medium-high heat and add penne to pot. Stir occasionally so pasta doesn't stick to the bottom of the pot.
- While the pasta is boiling you're going to add the butter (or olive oil) and garlic in a large pan. Over medium heat, sweat out the garlic for 1-2 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Now we are going to make a compound roux. Stir in the flour and cook for 1-2 minutes. Don't forget to stir often so you don't burn it.
- Add the stock and milk, whisk until roux is incorporated, add spinach and cover. Bring mixture to a light boil, reduce to a simmer. Cook, stirring occationally, until your mixture thickens up nicely and your spinach is slightly wilted into the sauce.
- Add fresh ground black pepper and parmesan cheese, stir until the cheese is melted and incorporated nicely.
- Toss hot pasta with sauce and serve!
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Nutrition Facts
Healthy Creamy Garlic & Spinach Alfredo Pasta
Amount Per Serving (1 cup)
Calories 358
Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Fat 7g11%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Cholesterol 16mg5%
Sodium 98mg4%
Potassium 291mg8%
Carbohydrates 61g20%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 13g26%
Vitamin A 1112IU22%
Vitamin B1 1mg67%
Vitamin B2 1mg59%
Vitamin B3 2mg10%
Vitamin B5 1mg10%
Vitamin B6 1mg50%
Vitamin B12 1µg17%
Vitamin C 3mg4%
Vitamin D 1µg7%
Vitamin E 1mg7%
Vitamin K 49µg47%
Calcium 98mg10%
Copper 1mg50%
Folate 39µg10%
Iron 1mg6%
Manganese 1mg50%
Magnesium 52mg13%
Phosphorus 212mg21%
Selenium 50µg71%
Zinc 1mg7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Five stars Excellent. Served this delicious Alfredo over spaghetti squash which makes it very healthy and less in carbs and sodium. Plan to serve this once a week for dinner. Thank you!!!!!!
So glad you liked it! Spaghetti Squash is one of my favorite things here!
UPDATE: The recipe and nutrition is now based off of this parmesan cheese
Where does one purchase Low Sodium Parmesan Cheese. Is there a brand you use?
Morgan,
Look for low-fat parmesan cheese. It’s almost always also the lowest in sodium. You can expect around 80mg/serving to be around the lowest you’ll find.