After making the spinach and artichoke dip soup I could not help but think that it would also make an amazing pasta, and I hardly need an excuse to fit more of that fantastic dip into my meals! For this pasta I started with mac and cheese style sauce except instead of using cheddar I went with spinach and artichoke dip flavours including cream cheese, parmesan and mozzarella. With the tasty cheese sauce made all that was left was to add the spinach and artichokes to complete the pasta. (I like to go with fresh chopped baby spinach but frozen spinach would also work and it’s pantry friendly.) This spinach and artichoke pasta comes together in less than 30 minutes making it a perfect weeknight meal and it’s so addictively good! (ps. No, I didn’t forget the bacon, scroll down a bit!)
Add red pepper flakes for a touch of heat!
Nice and creamy!
Of course bacon makes this pasta even better!
Spinach and Artichoke Dip Pasta
All of the flavours of spinach and artichoke dip in the form of a pasta!
ingredients
- 8 ounces penne (gluten free for gluten free)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 3 tablespoons flour (rice flour or masa harina for gluten free)
- 2 cups milk
- 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1/4 cup parmigiano reggiano (parmesan), grated
- 1/2 cup mozzarella, shredded
- 1 (14 ounce) can artichoke hearts, coarsely chopped
- 8 ounces spinach, coarsely chopped
- salt and pepper to taste
directions
- Start cooking your pasta as directed on the package.
- Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat, add the onion and cook until tender, about 5-7 minutes.
- Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about a minute.
- Sprinkle in the flour and cook for a few minutes while stirring.
- Add the milk and cook while stirring until it thickens up, about 1-2 minutes.
- Add the cheese and cook while stirring until they melt, about 1-2 minutes.
- Add the artichokes and spinach and cook while stirring until the spinach wilts, about 1-2 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste, remove from heat and enjoy.
Option: Add bacon or sundried tomatoes, chicken, tuna etc.
Option: Add red pepper flakes, hot sauce or cayenne for some heat.
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Dreamy pasta dish!
Such fantastic comfort food Kevin!!
The perfect dinner Kevin! Love it!!
yum! Just found your blog(thru the comment you left on two peas & their pod about Ree's ranch lol(love Ree too)..so glad I found your blog..the recipes look great!
Joey
Kevin, this looks beyond delicious! Any time spinach and artichoke is involved, I am all on board. But added to pasta? Genius, my friend!
Oh wow, this looks like the ultimate pasta dish for dinner! Not sure I could ever stop eating it!
I literally made pretty much the exact same thing last night (minus the cream cheese) for a blog post later this week. You and me man, we must be great thinkers.
Such a great idea! I need to add this to the dinner menu!
Looks Delicious ! I just started eating artichoke again and I love it. I am working this dish into my meal plan ! 🙂
Whyyyy have I never thought to do this?! Getting on it, stat. Brilliant and delicious recipe, Kevin!
Loving how versatile the combination of spinach and artichokes is Kevin!
Kevin this looks heavenly and how creative! Your photos are outstanding and really give the dish a special appeal, can't wait to try this!
I could just dive right into this! Perfect spring dinner!
I think this is my favorite incarnation of spinach and artichoke dip yet!
This is about to be my favorite pasta!! Yum!
oh yes i love to have one plate all by myself.
Can I have this for breakfast please?!
Hi Kevin!
Have you ever tried recipes with Kohlrabi?? if yes then please share.
Pasta, bacon and cheese; you can't go wrong.
Was yummy, I love the flavor feast looks great as,
This was PHENOMINAL!!! Served it with pan seared chicken breast and it was so filling!!! Lots of leftovers (will easily feed 4 adults)
I just made this for dinner tonight it was delicious! Next time I will try it with the bacon. Thanks for the quick weeknight meal 🙂
Made this for dinner last week. My 6 year old told me it was her favorite next to mac & cheese. That's sayin alot, trust me. We loved it. Definitely making this again!
Yum! This was the perfect dinner for a rainy, chilly night. It was very rich and creamy, so a small portion was good. Hubby made it and we both enjoyed it.
Thank you so much for posting this recipe, Kevin. I made it tonight for dinner & it is delicious. This is definitely a keeper.
Mary: I'm glad that you enjoyed it!
This looks really tasty! The recipe directions don't state when to add the cooked pasta to the sauce. I'm guessing you do this after the spinach and artichokes have been stirred in?
I am excited to try this recipe! I'm pretty sure I have the same silverware as you going off the photo of your fork! haha
Thank you for posting all your recipes, we've had some really good meals from your collection. Ones like this though do have me scratching my head to figure or what you mean. How much is half a cup of mozzarella? Do I squash it into a cup, then shred it, or shred it into a cup. This could make quite a difference! I'm sure this recipe will be forgiving, but I do so wish that we could have a weight measurement for these sorts of ingredients!:)
Thank you for all your great ideas. Can't wait to try this.
This recipe is sooooo good! I added some sliced mushrooms and cooked diced chicken. Yum!
Outstanding taste and easy to make. I did have to add extra milk to thin out the sauce a bit. I’m adding ham match sticks next time I make it. My friend/neighbor just raved about it.