Spinach and blue cheese pesto pasta

Name: Spinach and blue cheese pesto pasta
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 0.3333333333333333 bag spaghetti; 3 cups baby spinach; 3 cloves garlic; 3 tbsp blue cheese; 1 tbsp oregano; 0.3333333333333333 cup olive oil; 3 tbsp pine nuts; 1 tbsp lemon

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"Basil and dried tomatoes aren’t the only ways to enjoy pesto. Replace with spinach and flavorful blue cheese and you have something just as interesting. Add the lemon to give it that extra punch."

Difficulty

Easy 👌

Preparation

10 min

Baking

0 min

Resting

0 min

Ingredients

2Servings

¼ bag

spaghetti

2 cups

baby spinach

2 cloves

garlic

2 tbsp

blue cheese

⅔ tbsp

oregano

¼ cup

olive oil

2 tbsp

pine nuts

⅔ tbsp

lemon

Utensils

pot, blender

Step 1/4
- ¼ bag spaghetti
- pot
Cook spaghetti (or your preferred pasta) in a pot with boiling water and some salt.
Step 2/4
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp blue cheese
- ⅔ tbsp oregano
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 tbsp pine nuts
- ⅔ tbsp lemon
- 2 cups baby spinach
- blender
In a blender, mix baby spinach, garlic cloves, blue cheese, oregano, pine nuts, olive oil, salt and pepper to taste and a squeeze of lemon. Blend until smooth.
Step 3/4
Add the pesto into the pot and combine with the pasta. Close to allow to warm.
Step 4/4
Serve warm.
Enjoy your meal!