The Brie-spinach sauce goes well with any short cut pasta, however I prefer to combine it with «farfalle», the butterfly-shaped pasta which is among the kids' favourites, because it «flies» on its way to the mouth like a little butterfly («farfalla» in Italian).
160 g | farfalle (bow-tie), or other short pasta | 2 1/2 cups | |
70 g | brie cheese, coarsely chopped | ||
1 tbsp | whipping cream 35% | 15 mL | |
3 1/2 cups | baby spinach | 60 g | |
1/4 cup | walnuts [optional] | 26 g | |
1 pinch | salt [optional] | 0.2 g | |
ground pepper to taste [optional] |
Keep the serving dishes in the oven at the lowest setting so they are warm when you serve.
Put a colander in the sink to drain the cooked pasta so that it will be ready when needed.
per 1 serving (280 g)
Amount % Daily Value |
Calories 440 |
Fat 14 g 21 % |
Saturated
8 g
40 % |
Cholesterol 40 mg |
Sodium 450 mg 19 % |
Carbohydrate 61 g 20 % |
Fibre 4 g 15 % |
Sugars 1 g |
Net Carbs 57 g |
Protein 18 g |
Vitamin A 51 % |
Vitamin C 10 % |
Calcium 10 % |
Iron 13 % |
Food Group | Exchanges |
---|---|
Starches | 4 |
Vegetables | 0 |
Meat and Alternatives | 1 |
Fats | 4 |
This was very easy and tasty. I didn't have whipping cream so I used milk and it still turned out well. I also made this a second time with a mix of baby spinach and arugula because my grocery store was out of spinach. Equally good!
I love the idea and love brie, so much so that I will use significantly more next time. I would also consider flavouring a white sauce with brie instead of melting it in the whipping cream.
sounded better than it tasted (for us anyway)