{ eat: fettucine alfredo with spinach }

I know, I know. Just because you add spinach to something doesn't make it healthy. It makes it healthIER. So I do it whenever possible.


And this is not your regular, artery-clogging alfredo recipe, either. I adapted it from a Food Network find, and it's quite yummy. And not really heavy at all.


Here are your ingredients: fettucine, frozen chopped spinach, 1 cup of fat-free milk, 1 tbsp butter, 2 tsp corn starch, 1/4 cup light cream, 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese and kosher salt and fresh ground pepper.

Bring a pot of water to a boil and add your frozen spinach and fettucine. Boil for about 10 minutes (so the pasta is nice and al dente).

In the meantime, melt the butter in a saucepan.

When it's melted, add the milk...

And the corn starch.

And heat, stirring, until slightly thickened.

Drain your pasta and spinach and return to the original pot.

Then add the thickened sauce and toss.

Add the cheese and the cream to the pasta and combine over low heat. 

Salt and pepper to taste, and serve.