Three-Cheese Pasta with Greens

Three-Cheese Pasta with Greens

Recipe by Chef AidF from allrecipes.com

Dinner 50 Mins.

Ingredients

8

8 servings

  • ½ (8 ounce) package baby carrots, or to taste (Optional)
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 ½ cups heavy cream
  • ½ (8 ounce) package fontina cheese, shredded
  • 1 (4 ounce) log goat cheese, broken into chunks
  • 1 (16 ounce) package spaghetti
  • 1 clove garlic, diced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 bunches Swiss chard, stems removed
  • ½ bunch baby arugula, or to taste
  • 9 leaves fresh basil, divided
  • ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese, or to taste

Instructions

  • Place carrots in a large pot with lightly salted water to cover. Bring to a boil and cook carrots until fork-tender, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain.
  • Meanwhile, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and mix well. Add heavy cream and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Cook and stir until a thick roux forms, about 10 minutes.
  • Mix fontina cheese and goat cheese into the roux. Cook until cheeses are completely melted and sauce is thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
  • Drain carrots and bring water back to a boil, pouring in more as needed. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes.
  • Cook garlic with olive oil in another saucepan over medium heat until starting to brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Add Swiss chard, tearing them as they go into the pan. Cook until wilted, about 2 minutes. Add baby arugula and cook until wilted, about 1 minute. Chop 1 basil leaf into the pan using herb shears. Cook until wilted, about 30 seconds more. Mix in some of the cheese sauce if desired.
  • Drain pasta and divide over serving plates. Add carrots, chard, and arugula. Top with Parmesan cheese and more cheese sauce. Garnish each plate with a basil leaf.

Nutritional Facts

Per 8 servings

  • Calories: 686
  • Carbohydrate: 52g
  • Fat: 45g
  • Fiber: 4g
  • Protein: 20g
  • Sugar: 5g

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