Easy Goat Cheese & Spinach Pasta

By | February 11, 2015

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces whole wheat spaghetti
  • 5 ounces Noble Springs Chevre goat cheese
  • 6 cups baby spinach, chopped
  • 1 cup cilantro, chopped
  • Zest of one lemon
  • Juice from one lemon
  • 1/2 cup toasted pecans
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced

Instructions

  1. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain, reserving 1 1/2 cups pasta water.
  2. Combine reserved pasta water and goat cheese, salt and pepper. Whisk well. Add pasta, spinach, cilantro, lemon zest and juice. Toss well. Sprinkle with pecans. 

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Ingredients

  • 12 ounces whole wheat spaghetti
  • 5 ounces Noble Springs Chevre goat cheese
  • 6 cups baby spinach, chopped
  • 1 cup cilantro, chopped
  • Zest of one lemon
  • Juice from one lemon
  • 1/2 cup toasted pecans
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced