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Creamy Boursin Pasta with Spinach

Categories: Main   Pasta   Vegetarian  
Submitted by:Bethany Meierdiercks
Serves:4
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min

Ingredients

8 ozRigatoni pasta
3 ozBoursin garlic herb and cheese
2 cupsbaby spinach
1 cupreserved water
1/4 tspsalt

Steps

  1. Boil a large pot of water. Add salt, then add the rigatoni. Cook according to the directions on the box.
  2. Before draining the pasta, reserve 1 cup of the pasta water.
  3. While the pasta is in the strainer, add 1/2 cup of pasta water and the Boursin cheese to the pot. Cook over medium-low heat and stir until the cheese is melted and mixed with the pasta water.
  4. Stir in the rigatoni and spinach. Cover with a lid and let cook for 2 minutes.
  5. Remove the lid and add the salt. If the sauce is no longer creamy add more of the pasta water, 1/4 cup at a time.

Note

Optional top with red pepper flakes or cracked black pepper