Creamy Spinach Pasta Sauce
Creamy, rich, and delicious! This sauce is brimming with heart-healthy spinach so you can feel good about having a little more. Try on all of your favourite pastas, chicken, or fish dishes, or even as a base for soup!
10 - 15 min
2 1/2 cups
80 calories
Ingredients
1 cup Vegetable Broth, or your choice, prepared
1 1⁄2 tsp Vegetable Broth Mix
1 cup boiling water
1 pkg (10 oz/284g) frozen spinach, thawed, chopped and drained
3 tbsp Herb & Garlic Dip Mix or Spinach Dip Mix
1⁄2 cup low-fat cream cheese
1 cup evaporated milk
1⁄4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Black Pepper, to taste
Instructions
Bring broth to a boil in Multipurpose Pot - 8 Cup. Stir in spinach and dip mix. Bring to a simmer.
Add cream cheese and milk, stirring until smooth.
Remove from heat. Add Parmesan and stir until melted.
Season with Black Pepper.
Nutritional Information
Per serving(1/4 cup): Calories 80, Fat 3.5 g (Saturated 2 g, Trans 0 g), Cholesterol 10 mg, Sodium 190 mg, Carbohydrate 8 g (Fiber 1 g, Sugars 3 g), Protein 5 g.
Tips
Using partly-skimmed evaporated milk instead of whipping cream is a great way to reduce fat in recipes.