Creamy Spinach Sauce for Pasta, Fish, and Meat

It will transform and make the taste of any dish more expressive! Spinach sauce is ideal for pasta, because the combination of cheese, cream and pasta is a classic combination. The sauce is also suitable for baked, fried, stewed fish or meat chops. Seafood will be no exception.
cook time: 25 min
Freya Ashford
Creamy Spinach Sauce for Pasta, Fish, and Meat

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

235
Calories
18g
Fat
3g
Carbs
5g
Protein

Ingredients (5 portions)

Basic:

Garlic 1 clove
Olive oil 20 g
Salt to taste
Lemon juice 1 tbsp
Hard cheese (like parmesan or maasdam) 30 g
Cream (15-20%) 130 ml
Spinach 100 g
Herbal mixture (0.5 tsp) g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make creamy spinach sauce? Prepare the necessary ingredients. The sauce can be prepared not only in the summer season, but all year round, using freshly frozen greens. Take cream with a fat content of 15-20%. Cream can be replaced with low-fat sour cream. Choose a mixture of herbs to taste. I have Provençal ones.

Step 2

Step 2
Wash the spinach greens, dry well and chop finely.

Step 3

Step 3
Heat olive oil in a frying pan and add spinach to it. Read about how to choose the perfect frying pan, as well as how to choose the right vegetable oil in separate articles, links at the end of the recipe.

Step 4

Step 4
Simmer the greens for about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. The exact time depends on the operation of your stove.

Step 5

Step 5
To add some spice to the sauce, you can add garlic. It needs to be cleaned, washed, and passed through a press. You can chop the garlic finely.

Step 6

Step 6
Grate the cheese on a fine grater.

Step 7

Step 7
Add garlic and herbes de Provence to the spinach.

Step 8

Step 8
Mix everything and simmer under the lid for about 5 minutes, stirring.

Step 9

Step 9
Pour the cream into the pan, add salt to taste and stir. Bring the sauce to a boil and simmer over low heat for 1-2 minutes.

Step 10

Step 10
To make the sauce more viscous, add grated cheese. The cheese will also enhance the creaminess of the sauce.

Step 11

Step 11
Over low heat, stirring constantly, allow the cheese to completely melt.

Step 12

Step 12
Remove the sauce from the heat, add freshly squeezed lemon juice and stir. To make the consistency of the sauce homogeneous, you can grind it with a blender.

Step 13

Step 13
Let the sauce simmer, covered, for about 3 minutes. Pour the sauce into a gravy boat and serve warm. Bon appetit!

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