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Creamy Spinach Angel Hair Florentine

September 26, 2014 by carey 5 Comments

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These might be my favorite five words in a row EVER – Creamy-Spinach-Angel-Hair-Florentine. Reading these five words makes me want to sit down and eat immediately. And each word separately represents something in my life that I love:

Creamy: Pretty much if this word is included in any recipe, I’m in! Thank goodness these days there are some lesser fatty options for creamy…Greek yogurt, low fat cottage cheese, fat free ½ and ½, etc…but hear me now – I am not knocking cream. You can’t beat the original!

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Spinach: Possibly acquired as one ages :), I love it! Fresh in a salad, sautéed with a little garlic and oil, layered in a sandwich, or added to almost any pasta dish. Healthy for you and a beautiful dark green color – I’m ha-ppy with some spin-a-chy! PS: It’s also one of our best selling pastas. 2020 UPDATE:  We no longer make angel hair pasta nests.  Our Pasta Ruffles are a wonderful substitute!

Angel: Angels – there are so many in my life. I am a spiritual person and a Believer, so angels have always played an important role. Growing up, my parents gave me and my sister each a coordinating or matching angel ornament every year for Christmas…so our tree today is full of special memories and unique and special angels.

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Hair: Ok – it’s in our gene pool, we have a family full of massive heads of hair. Wavy, thick, curly, and at times unruly. I told our boys when they were little and would complain about people commenting on their hair, “Curls get the girls!” All of us have our hair issues – I’m currently fighting my natural gray blond tendencies.

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Florentine: The definition is “of or relating to Florence”. Is your heart pounding like mine? Florence is one of the most incredibly beautiful, romantic, and inspirational cities I’ve ever visited. And when cooking, Florentine also implies you’ll find some spinach in the recipe in some way or another. So in this recipe we are doubling down! Spinach Angel Hair Pasta and delicious spinach! Si! Si!

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Creamy Spinach Angel Hair Florentine will be a recipe that your entire family will love. At its core, this recipe is really a great starting place to create many different renditions. I’ve kept it pretty simple here by adding just some large juicy shrimp. What will you add to enhance it? Please let me know!

I used our Spinach Basil Garlic Angel Hair Pasta Nests.  Notice in the pictures that you can cook and serve the pasta as regular long Angel Hair or cook the pasta nests to maintain their shape…great as a first course!  Directions for cooking are on the box.  Note that any other long or short pasta shape works here…so use what you have available in your pantry!

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Creamy Spinach Angel Hair Florentine

Creamy Spinach Angel Hair Florentine

Creamy Spinach Angel Hair Florentine is a classic…add your favorite ingredients to enhance an already delish dish!

  • Author: Carey | World of Pastabilities
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 7 mins
  • Total Time: 22 mins
  • Yield: 4 1x

Ingredients

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  • 12 oz. box of Spinach Angel Hair Pasta Nests, or 12–14 oz. of your favorite long pasta shape
  • 1 10 oz. pkg. fresh spinach, stems removed and leaves torn or cut into pieces
  • 2 t. olive oil
  • 2–3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 ½ cups boiling water
  • 1 T. chicken flavor bouillon granules
  • 1 8 oz. pkg. reduced fat cream cheese, cut into cubes
  • 1/4 t. nutmeg
  • 1 lb. fresh shrimp, cooked, or more to taste (optional)
  • Shredded Parmesan cheese for topping

Instructions

  1. Heat olive oil in a large sauté pan. Add garlic and sauté briefly.
  2. Mix bouillon granules into boiling water and add to pan along with cream cheese and ¼ tsp. nutmeg. Stir continually until cheese melts.
  3. Reduce heat to low to keep warm.
  4. Cook pasta in gently boiling water (salt optional) for approx. 4 minutes, add spinach and cook gently for 2-3 more minutes until pasta is tender but firm. Drain and add to warm sauce, stirring carefully to combine.
  5. Taste and correct seasoning, adding salt and pepper if desired.
  6. Serve immediately, topping each portion with shredded Parmesan cheese.
  7. Cooked shrimp or chicken may be added to make a main dish.

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Comments

  1. maria stout says

    November 26, 2014 at 1:24 am

    I luv all the recipe!

    Reply
  2. Nicki says

    February 22, 2020 at 3:49 pm

    Please let me know where to find and purchase the spinach basil garlic angel hair nests.

    Reply
    • carey says

      March 3, 2020 at 7:52 pm

      Hey Nicki! We actually no longer make the angel hair nests…and I do not know anyone else who makes them…so sorry!

      Reply
  3. Deloma Lusk says

    April 15, 2020 at 7:10 am

    I made this recipe, and every time I think about it, my mouth waters! I got the nest from a fund raiser my grandson had at school. It is officially in my homemade personal cookbook, where I will continue to enjoy it. When you first look at the recipe it looks like a lot of work but, it is so worth making! The creaminess of the sauce paired with the shrimp, spinach and pasta will literally on your first bite,make you smile! Be cautious, one of the ingredients (1/4 tea of Nutmeg) didn’t get put with the ingredients. It was put in the instructions. Don’t leave it out, I think it’s important.

    Reply
    • carey says

      April 15, 2020 at 8:39 am

      Deloma! So glad you pointed this out! I’ll add the nutmeg to the ingredients! Thanks for the great review…my substitute now for our angel hair, which we no longer make, is our Spinach Basil Pasta Ruffles! They are wonderful shape and texture…let me know when you try them! Enjoy more of the recipes! Carey

      Reply

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