Food Network: Penne with Spinach Sauce

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Penne with Spinach Sauce
Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Ingredients
1 pound whole wheat or multi grain penne
3 garlic cloves
2 ounces goat cheese
1 ounce reduced fat cream cheese
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
6 ounces fresh baby spinach leaves
2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan

Instructions
Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add the penne and cook until
it is tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes.

Mince the garlic in a food processor. Add the goat cheese, cream cheese, 3/4 teaspoon of salt, 1/2
teaspoon of pepper, and half of the spinach leaves. Blend until the mixture is smooth and creamy.

Set the cheese and spinach mixture aside.

Meanwhile, place the remaining spinach leaves in a large bowl.

Drain the pasta, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid. Spoon the pasta atop the spinach leaves in
the bowl. Scrape the cheese and spinach mixture over the pasta mixture and toss to coat, adding
enough reserved cooking liquid to moisten. Season the pasta, to taste, with salt and pepper.
Sprinkle the Parmesan over and serve.