Cheesy leek & spinach pasta
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Ready in 25-35 minutes
- Easy
- Serves 4
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- good knob of butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 large leekstotal weight about 450g/1lb, thinly sliced
- 500g packets pennerigate or your favourite pasta shape
- 200ml tub crème fraîche
- 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
- 125g packet Danish blue cheeseroughly diced
- 8 sundried tomatoesin oil, drained and thinly sliced
- 225g bag baby spinachleaves
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal808
- fat35g
- saturates18g
- carbs103g
- sugars0g
- fibre9g
- protein27g
- salt2.03g
Method
step 1
Melt the butter with the oil in a large pan, tip in the leeks and splash in a little hot water. Cover and cook over a low heat, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes until no longer squeaky.
step 2
While the leeks are cooking, boil the penne in salted water according to the packet instructions. Meanwhile, tip the crème fraîche, sundried tomatoes and mustard into the leeks, add three-quarters of the cheese and season well. Stir until the cheese melts. Take off the heat.
step 3
Drain the pasta, reserving the cooking water. Tip the pasta into the sauce and stir, adding enough cooking water to make the sauce coat the pasta. Stir in the spinach, a big handful at a time, until it wilts, splashing in a little more water if needed. Toss in the remaining cheese and serve.
