Creamy pasta with sun-dried tomatoes, mascarpone and spinach
A recipe for creamy pasta with sun-dried tomatoes, mascarpone and spinach – full of flavour and very easy to make.
Servings 4 servings
Ingredients
- 500 g pasta
- 200 g sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained weight
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 3-4 cloves garlic, crushed or grated
- 100 g fresh spinach
- 1 handful of basil leaves
- 250 g mascarpone - Can be replaced with ricotta
- 50 g Parmesan, finely grated
- 150 ml white wine
- 1-2 tbsp lemon juice
- Oil
- Salt and pepper
- A little pasta cooking water, if needed
- Finely chopped parsley, to serve
Instructions
- Heat a little oil in a frying pan and sauté the onion and garlic for a couple of minutes.
- Cut the sun-dried tomatoes into strips and warm them through with the onion for a minute or so.
- Pour in the white wine and let it reduce a little.
- Add the basil leaves, mascarpone and Parmesan, stir everything together well, turn the heat down and let the sauce simmer gently.
- Meanwhile, cook your pasta of choice – remember to save a little of the cooking water for adjusting the consistency of the sauce.
- Just before serving, stir the spinach into the sauce until it has wilted, then season the sauce to taste with salt, pepper and lemon juice.
- Toss the pasta in the sauce and adjust the consistency with a little of the pasta cooking water if needed.
- Serve topped with a little finely chopped parsley and freshly ground pepper.