Spaghetti Verde

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5 from 1 vote

This spaghetti verde pasta is loaded with the delicious flavors of salsa verde and served with spaghetti noodles.

Prep Time20

Cook Time25

Total Time45

Servings:

Calories: 537kcal

Author: Karin and Ken

Ingredients

2 poblano peppers seeded and roughly chopped
½ white onion chopped
3 tomatillos
½ cup cilantro chopped
2 tablespoon basil chopped
2 tablespoon culantro or coriander chopped
1 cup baby spinach
6 garlic cloves
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon cumin
½ teaspoon coarse black pepper
½ teaspoon oregano dried
1 ½ cups sour cream
3 oz cream cheese softened
1 lime juiced
1 lb spaghetti noodles
4 oz queso fresco cheese crumbled
½ cup pico de Gallo

Instructions

Get out and measure your ingredients.
Cut poblano pepper into ¼”strips. Dice the onion, quarter the tomatillos, and crush the garlic.
Heat a frying pan over medium high heat. Bring 4 cups of salted water to a boil.
Once the pan is hot, add a swirl of olive oil to coat. Add in the poblano peppers, onion, and tomatillos. Juice the lime over the veggies and sauté for 10 minutes.
Next, Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute.
Remove from heat and add to a bowl with a lid. Cover.
Let steam for 5 minutes.
Cook spaghetti Al dente, about 12 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water.
Preheat a Dutch oven over medium/low heat.
As the Dutch oven heats, add the poblano peppers, onions, garlic and tomatillos to a blender.
Add cilantro, culantro, spinach, basil, salt, cumin, pepper, and oregano too.
Add sour cream, and cream cheese.
Purée until smooth.
Pour sauce into the Dutch oven. Cover and let simmer for 5 minutes.
Add the spaghetti to the Dutch oven and toss to coat.
Cover and Cook for 1 minute
Then remove from heat.
Top with pico de Gallo, cilantro and crumbled cheese.
Serve.
Enjoy every bite!

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Notes

Fully soften your cream cheese for easy pureeing and the best texture.
Be sure to rinse your pastas, so it doesn't stick to itself as you make the rest of the dish.
Only heat the sauce and pasta in the Dutch oven enough to warm it through. You could overcook the pasta, otherwise.
Reserve some pasta water just in case you want to thin your sauce.

Depending on whether you serve this as a main or side dish, it's super delicious and deserves to be served with one of our meat and pasta recipes. Try out a few options and let me know what you think!

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