Cheesy leek & spinach pasta

Cheesy leek & spinach pasta

Comfort food at its best - penne with a blue cheese and tomato cream sauce with added vegetables

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 25-35 minutes

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Melt the butter with the oil in a large pan, tip in the leeks and splash in a little hot water. Cover and cook over a low heat, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes until no longer squeaky.
  2. While the leeks are cooking, boil the penne in salted water according to the packet instructions. Meanwhile, tip the crème fraîche and mustard into the leeks, add three-quarters of the cheese and season well. Stir until the cheese melts. Take off the heat.
  3. Drain the pasta, reserving the cooking water. Tip the pasta into the sauce and stir, adding enough cooking water to make the sauce coat the pasta. Stir in the spinach, a big handful at a time, until it wilts, splashing in a little more water if needed. Toss in the remaining cheese and serve.

PER SERVING

808 kcalories, protein 27g, carbohydrate 103g, fat 35 g, saturated fat 18g, fibre 9g, salt 2.03 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2003.

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  • 07 November 2007

    Donski rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Fast food and very tasty, what more could you ask for!

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  • 30 December 2007

    Anne commented on this recipe

    Left overs (if any) microwave very well. I added some just cooked chicken breast, cut into small pieces, which blended well with the dish.

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    10 June 2008

    Ben rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I used cheddar instead but really quick and tasty!

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  • 27 July 2008

    flembot commented on this recipe

    This is one of my favourites. Lovely served with garlic bread

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  • 01 August 2008

    jamesiw rated this recipe

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  • 05 September 2008

    gill's commented on this recipe

    Really did not like this atall. The combination of flavours didn't work for me. First recipe that I haven't liked!

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  • 22 September 2008

    Kirsty rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Great mid-week meal. Have made again and again!

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  • 28 September 2008

    bobsonthegreat rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Not bad. Used chard instead of spinach so just had to cook it in the pasta water for a bit before putting it in. Danish Blue and Creme Fraiche make it a bit too tangy for my tastes. Next time I'd use Saint Agur or cheddar.

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    23 October 2008

    val commented on this recipe

    recipe does not say when to add sundried toms !!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • 29 November 2008

    Janice rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Scrummy! I used half fat halloumi and creme freche and 1 cal spray and still delicious.

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  • 27 March 2009

    holliver rated this recipe

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  • Binder photo Ali

    21 August 2009

    Ali rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Hi there, This was really yummy, instead of using creme fraiche, I made my own cheese sauce, the reason being is because it is not sold in my local supermarket. The ingredients for this was 40g butter, 40g flour, 1 pint milk, 2 tsp of cornflour and unlimted cheese, what ever suites your taste. This was enough for 2 large portions. Give it a bash !!!

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  • 28 February 2010

    FeeFee rated this recipe

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  • 09 June 2010

    mrschambs commented on this recipe

    I used feta cheese and it was nice. Had the leftovers for lunch the next day and it heated through OK...

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  • 05 July 2010

    Jo Ryan commented on this recipe

    didn't like this at all, too cloying!

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  • 01 March 2011

    louisejbx commented on this recipe

    This went down very well, and soooooo simple, didn't have any spinach but that wasn't a problem, thank you for the recipe

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  • 16 April 2011

    Paula rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Didn't like it at all.

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  • 16 April 2011

    Tracy rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really nice but a little to rich so used feta instead second time round and was delicious

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  • 06 May 2011

    lilmiss_annie rated this recipe

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  • 26 May 2011

    Jonesy commented on this recipe

    As has already been said: ingredients includes sundried toms, but the method doesn't mention them...

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 25-35 minutes

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • good knob of butter
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 large leeks , total weight about 450g/1lb, thinly sliced
  • 500g packets penne rigate or your favourite pasta shape
  • 200ml tub crème fraîche
  • 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard
  • 125g packet Danish blue cheese , roughly diced
  • 8 sundried tomatoes in oil, drained and thinly sliced
  • 225g bag baby spinach leaves
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PER SERVING

808 kcalories, protein 27g, carbohydrate 103g, fat 35 g, saturated fat 18g, fibre 9g, salt 2.03 g

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